Bug 1016981

Summary:	python-pip: DoS by other users on the same system [epel-all]
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora EPEL	Reporter:	Ratul Gupta <ratulg>
Component:	python-pip	Assignee:	Tim Flink <tflink>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	el6	CC:	metherid, tflink
Target Milestone:	---	Keywords:	Security, SecurityTracking
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Last Closed:	2013-10-09 17:47:38 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Blocks:	1016979

Description Ratul Gupta 2013-10-09 05:54:56 UTC

This is an automatically created tracking bug!  It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora EPEL.

For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.

For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs

When creating a Bodhi update request, please use the bodhi submission link
noted in the next comment(s).  This will include the bug IDs of this
tracking bug as well as the relevant top-level CVE bugs.

Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
Bodhi notes field when available.

Please note: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora EPEL.
Only one tracking bug has been filed; please ensure that it is only closed
when all affected versions are fixed.

[bug automatically created by: add-tracking-bugs]

Comment 1 Ratul Gupta 2013-10-09 05:55:08 UTC

Please use the following update submission link to create the Bodhi
request for this issue as it contains the top-level parent bug(s) as well
as this tracking bug.  This will ensure that all associated bugs get
updated when new packages are pushed to stable.

Please also ensure that the "Close bugs when update is stable" option
remains checked.

Bodhi update submission link:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/new/?type_=security&bugs=1016979,1016981

Comment 2 Vincent Danen 2013-10-09 17:47:38 UTC

Please see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1016979#c2 as to why this isn't considered a security flaw and will not be treated as such.  Improvements to this mechanism would be great, but would not be security-relevant.