A vulnerability in gedit might allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| app-editors/gedit | * | < 2.24.3 | >= 2.22.3-r1 (revision), >= 2.24.3 |
gedit is a text editor for the GNOME desktop.
James Vega reported that gedit uses the current working directory when searching for python modules, a vulnerability related to CVE-2008-5983.
A local attacker could entice a user to open gedit from a specially crafted environment, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
Do not run gedit from untrusted working directories.
All gedit 2.22.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.22.3-r1"
All gedit 2.24.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.24.3"
gedit suffers from a format string vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| app-editors/gedit | * | < 2.10.3 | >= 2.10.3 |
gedit is the official text editor of the GNOME desktop environement.
A format string vulnerability exists when opening files with names containing format specifiers.
A specially crafted file with format specifiers in the filename can cause arbitrary code execution.
There are no known workarounds at this time.
All gedit users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.10.3"