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PYSEC-2022-165

Quick fix

PYSEC-2022-165 — guake: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

pip install --upgrade 'guake>=3.8.5'

Details

The package guake before 3.8.5 are vulnerable to Exposed Dangerous Method or Function due to the exposure of execute_command and execute_command_by_uuid methods via the d-bus interface, which makes it possible for a malicious user to run an arbitrary command via the d-bus method. **Note:** Exploitation requires the user to have installed another malicious program that will be able to send dbus signals or run terminal commands.

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Affected packages

PyPI/guake
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 3.8.5
Fixpip install --upgrade 'guake>=3.8.5'

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