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CVE-2009-2946

Publication date 4 September 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Eval injection vulnerability in scripts/uscan.pl before Rev 1984 in devscripts allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via crafted pathnames on distribution servers for upstream source code used in Debian GNU/Linux packages.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
devscripts 9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.10.39ubuntu7.1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 2.10.26ubuntu15.2
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.10.11ubuntu5.8.04.4
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.9.10-0ubuntu0.1

Notes

mdeslaur

watch for regression fixed in dsa-1878-2: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.bugtraq/41022

jdstrand

lenny7 should have all fixes

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
devscripts

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-847-1
    • Devscripts vulnerability
    • 8 October 2009
    • USN-847-2
    • devscripts vulnerability
    • 9 October 2009

Other references