A vulnerability has been discovered in borgmatic, which can lead to shell injection.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| app-backup/borgmatic | * | < 1.8.8 | >= 1.8.8 |
borgmatic is simple, configuration-driven backup software for servers and workstations.
Prevent shell injection attacks within the PostgreSQL hook, the MongoDB hook, the SQLite hook, the "borgmatic borg" action, and command hook variable/constant interpolation.
Shell injection may be used in several borgmatic backends to execute arbitrary code.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All borgmatic users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-backup/borgmatic-1.8.8"