A FileZilla security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

gentoo-announce: GLSA 202007-51 : FileZilla: Untrusted search path

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202007-51
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: FileZilla: Untrusted search path
Date: July 27, 2020
Bugs: #717726
ID: 202007-51

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability was found in FileZilla which might allow privilege
escalation.

Background
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FileZilla is an open source FTP client.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-ftp/filezilla < 3.47.2.1 >= 3.47.2.1

Description
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It was discovered that FileZilla uses an untrusted search path.

Impact
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An attacker could use a malicious binary to escalate privileges.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All FileZilla users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/filezilla-3.47.2.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-5429
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5429

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-51

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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