MGASA-2023-0058 - Updated ipython packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 27 Feb 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0058.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8
CVE: CVE-2022-21699

Executed config files from the current working directory, which could
result in cross-user attacks if run from a directory multiple users may
write to. (CVE-2022-21699)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29969
- https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2022/dla-2896
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5065
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/DZ7LVZBB4D7KVSFNEQUBEHFO3JW6D2ZK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/CRQRTWHYXMLDJ572VGVUZMUPEOTPM3KB/
- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/NTGOGG2ZEI7KLN4MVBRDQQ4FSIXPEKNL/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21699

SRPMS:
- 8/core/ipython-7.31.1-1.mga8

Mageia 2023-0058: ipython security update

Executed config files from the current working directory, which could result in cross-user attacks if run from a directory multiple users may write to

Summary

Executed config files from the current working directory, which could result in cross-user attacks if run from a directory multiple users may write to. (CVE-2022-21699)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29969

- https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2022/dla-2896

- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5065

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/DZ7LVZBB4D7KVSFNEQUBEHFO3JW6D2ZK/

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/CRQRTWHYXMLDJ572VGVUZMUPEOTPM3KB/

- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/NTGOGG2ZEI7KLN4MVBRDQQ4FSIXPEKNL/

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21699

Resolution

MGASA-2023-0058 - Updated ipython packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/ipython-7.31.1-1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 27 Feb 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0058.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2022-21699

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