Gentoo: GLSA-202107-45: PyCharm Community, Professional: Remote code execution
Summary
Insufficient validation exists within PyCharm's checks for fetching projects from VCS.
Resolution
All PyCharm Community users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-util/pycharm-community-2021.1.2"
All PyCharm Professional users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=dev-util/pycharm-professional-2021.1.2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2021-30005 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30005
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-45
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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Background
PyCharm is the Python IDE for professional developers.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-util/pycharm-community < 2021.1.2 >= 2021.1.2 2 dev-util/pycharm-professional < 2021.1.2 >= 2021.1.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages
Impact
===== If a victim can be enticed into fetching a VCS project via PyCharm, a remote attacker could achieve remote code execution.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.