What is GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmh?

GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmh is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Gentoo Portage missing PGP validation of executed code

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmh cover?

GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmh covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2016-20021. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmh?

GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmh has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmh?

GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmh affects 1 product, including: pip/portage:\u003e= 0, \u003c 3.0.47.

GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmhHighCVSS 9.8

Gentoo Portage missing PGP validation of executed code

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

January 12, 2024

Last Modified

August 30, 2024

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2016-20021 →

📋 Description

In Gentoo Portage before 3.0.47, there is missing PGP validation of executed code: the standalone emerge-webrsync downloads a .gpgsig file but does not perform signature verification.

🎯 Affected products1

pip/portage:>= 0, < 3.0.47

🔗 References (8)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20021
https://bugs.gentoo.org/597800
https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/portage.git/tree/NEWS
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Portage
https://github.com/gentoo/portage/commit/28cd240fb23d880b8641a058831c6762db71c3e2
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/portage/PYSEC-2024-10.yaml
https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=5b3c80502e96406b4b175e2ee79eb65f3f3cd9f6
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmh