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Posted on 27 September 2012
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201209-16
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Severity: Normal
Title: SQLAlchemy: SQL injection
Date: September 26, 2012
Bugs: #407437
ID: 201209-16
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Synopsis
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An input sanitation flaw in SQLAlchemy allows remote attacker to
conduct SQL injection.
Background
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SQLAlchemy is a Python SQL toolkit and Object Relational Mapper.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-python/sqlalchemy < 0.7.4 >= 0.7.4
Description
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SQLAlchemy does not properly sanitize input passed from the "limit" and
"offset" keywords to the select() function before using it in an SQL
query.
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
SQL statements.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All SQLAlchemy users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/sqlalchemy-0.7.4"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-0805
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0805
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-16.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
