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PYSEC-2011-23
Quick fix
PYSEC-2011-23 — virtualenv: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
pip install --upgrade 'virtualenv>=1.5'Details
virtualenv.py in virtualenv before 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a certain file in /tmp/.
Are you affected?
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Affected packages
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/5[WEB]
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/2[WEB]
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/virtualenv/changeset/8be37c509fe5[WEB]
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/4[WEB]
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47240[ADVISORY]
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071643.html[WEB]
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071638.html[WEB]
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3jhc-wjqf-5f2c[ADVISORY]