MDVSA-2009:057 -- Mandriva valgrindID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:300991 | Date: (C)2012-01-07 (M)2021-07-09 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
A vulnerability has been identified and corrected in valgrind: Untrusted search path vulnerability in valgrind before 3.4.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs via a Trojan horse .valgrindrc file in the current working directory, as demonstrated using a malicious --db-command options. NOTE: the severity of this issue has been disputed, but CVE is including this issue because execution of a program from an untrusted directory is a common scenario. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.
Platform: |
Mandriva Linux 2009.0 |
Mandriva Linux 2008.1 |
Mandriva Linux 2008.0 |