Bug 2306347 - CVE-2024-43426 moodle: Arbitrary file read risk through pdfTeX [fedora-all]
Summary: CVE-2024-43426 moodle: Arbitrary file read risk through pdfTeX [fedora-all]
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: moodle
Version: 40
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
high
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Gwyn Ciesla
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["a9f7293f-3a83-460b-b22a-d...
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Blocks: 2304254
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2024-08-20 22:44 UTC by Anten Skrabec
Modified: 2025-03-05 14:31 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2025-03-05 14:31:23 UTC
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Description Anten Skrabec 2024-08-20 22:44:11 UTC
More information about this security flaw is available in the following bug:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2304254

Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.

Comment 1 Gwyn Ciesla 2024-08-21 13:46:52 UTC
I cannot access the blocked bug.

Comment 2 Sergio Basto 2025-03-05 14:31:23 UTC
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=461194#p1851864

Insufficient sanitizing in the TeX notation filter resulted in an arbitrary file read risk on sites where pdfTeX is available (such as those with TeX Live installed).

Severity/Risk: 	Serious
Versions affected: 	4.4 to 4.4.1, 4.3 to 4.3.5, 4.2 to 4.2.8, 4.1 to 4.1.11 and earlier unsupported versions
Versions fixed: 	4.4.2, 4.3.6, 4.2.9 and 4.1.12
Reported by: 	TaiYou
Workaround: 	Disable the TeX filter until the patch is applied.
CVE identifier: 	CVE-2024-43426
Changes (master): 	http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-82745
Tracker issue: 	MDL-82745 Arbitrary file read risk through pdfTeX

Current versions: moodle-4.5.2-1.fc42, moodle-4.4.6-1.fc41 and moodle-4.3.10-1.fc40


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