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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202407-18

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                                       https://security.gentoo.org/  

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Severity: Normal
Title: Stellarium: Arbitrary File Write
Date: July 05, 2024
Bugs: #905300
ID: 202407-18

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Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in Stellarium, which can lead to
arbitrary file writes.

Background

Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows
a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye,
binoculars or a telescope.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected

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sci-astronomy/stellarium < 23.1 >= 23.1

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Stellarium. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

Attackers can write to files that are typically unintended, such as ones
with absolute pathnames or … directory traversal.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Stellarium users should upgrade to the latest version:

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=sci-astronomy/stellarium-23.1”

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2023-28371
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28371

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-18

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5