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Bug 918427 (CVE-2023-5752) - <dev-python/pip-23.3: mercurial configuration injection on installation
Summary: <dev-python/pip-23.3: mercurial configuration injection on installation
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: CVE-2023-5752
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Vulnerabilities (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: https://mail.python.org/archives/list...
Whiteboard: B2 [glsa+]
Keywords:
Depends on: 917371
Blocks:
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Reported: 2023-11-24 20:41 UTC by John Helmert III
Modified: 2025-01-17 07:08 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description John Helmert III archtester Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev Security 2023-11-24 20:41:16 UTC 
CVE-2023-5752:

When installing a package from a Mercurial VCS URL  (ie "pip install 
hg+...") with pip prior to v23.3, the specified Mercurial revision could
 be used to inject arbitrary configuration options to the "hg clone" 
call (ie "--config"). Controlling the Mercurial configuration can modify
 how and which repository is installed. This vulnerability does not 
affect users who aren't installing from Mercurial.

Please stabilize 23.3.
Comment 1 Michał Górny archtester Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev Security 2023-11-25 10:32:02 UTC 
cleanup done.
Comment 2 Larry the Git Cow gentoo-dev 2025-01-17 07:08:12 UTC 
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s):

https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/glsa.git/commit/?id=2bebd1f6ef19542db597ac157cb68c5918ce711d

commit 2bebd1f6ef19542db597ac157cb68c5918ce711d
Author:     GLSAMaker <glsamaker@gentoo.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-01-17 07:08:02 +0000
Commit:     Hans de Graaff <graaff@gentoo.org>
CommitDate: 2025-01-17 07:08:10 +0000

    [ GLSA 202501-03 ] pip: arbitrary configuration injection
    
    Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/918427
    Signed-off-by: GLSAMaker <glsamaker@gentoo.org>
    Signed-off-by: Hans de Graaff <graaff@gentoo.org>

 glsa-202501-03.xml | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)