Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 2, 2019· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2019-17080
CVE-2019-17080
Description
mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker, because an unpickle occurs. This is resolved in 8.0.0 and backports.
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Affected products
2- Linux Mint/Software Managerdescription
- Range: <=7.9.9
Patches
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References
3- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154722/mintinstall-7.9.9-Code-Execution.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.phpmitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/linuxmint/mintinstall/blob/master/debian/changelogmitrex_refsource_MISC
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