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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202506-10
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: File-Find-Rule: Shell Injection
     Date: June 12, 2025
     Bugs: #957182
       ID: 202506-10

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in File-Find-Rule, which can lead to
shell injection.

Background
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File-Find-Rule is an alternative interface to File::Find.

Affected packages
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Package                  Vulnerable    Unaffected
-----------------------  ------------  ------------
dev-perl/File-Find-Rule  < 0.350.0     >= 0.350.0

Description
===========

File-Find-Rule uses the legacy '2-arg' open() call which is susceptible
to shell injection via malicious filenames.

Impact
======

Shell injection may be used to execute arbitrary code using a malicious
filename.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All File-Find-Rule users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/File-Find-Rule-0.350.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-10007
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-10007

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202506-10

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2025 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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