CVE-2011-2520 Information

Description

fw_dbus.py in system-config-firewall 1.2.29 and earlier uses the pickle Python module unsafely during D-Bus communication between the GUI and the backend which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted serialized object.

Reference

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063314.html http://secunia.com/advisories/45294 http://securitytracker.com/id?1025793 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/18/6 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0953.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48715 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717985 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68734