Bug 923974 (CVE-2013-1888)

Summary:	CVE-2013-1888 python-pip: insecure temporary directory usage
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Vincent Danen <vdanen>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
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Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	metherid, tflink
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	python-pip 1.3	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Bug Depends On:	923975, 923976
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Description Vincent Danen 2013-03-20 20:18:45 UTC

It was reported [1],[2] that the python pip module uses an insecure temporary directory when building (/tmp/pip-build).

This is fixed in upstream git (patches noted from the bug report)

[1] https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/725
[2] http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/704

Comment 1 Vincent Danen 2013-03-20 20:19:49 UTC

Created python-pip tracking bugs for this issue

Affects: fedora-all [bug 923975]
Affects: epel-all [bug 923976]

Comment 2 Vincent Danen 2013-03-25 20:40:15 UTC

This was assigned CVE-2013-1888:

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/22/10

Comment 3 Vincent Danen 2013-05-02 15:00:58 UTC

python-pip version 1.3.1 is now available in Fedora 17, 18, and 19.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2013-05-23 12:24:39 UTC

python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2013-05-23 12:42:10 UTC

python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2013-05-24 20:38:34 UTC

python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2013-05-29 17:34:03 UTC

python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.el5 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 5 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2013-05-29 17:34:50 UTC

python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.