python3/python-3.1.2-CVE-2008-5983.patch
dmalcolm 5c9590b543 - ensure that the compiler is invoked with "-fwrapv" (rhbz#594819)
- reformat whitespace in audioop.c (patch 106)
- CVE-2010-1634: fix various integer overflow checks in the audioop module
    (patch 107)
- CVE-2010-2089: further checks within the audioop module (patch 108)
- CVE-2008-5983: the new PySys_SetArgvEx entry point from r81399 (patch
    109)
2010-06-04 19:56:30 +00:00

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diff -up Python-3.1.2/Doc/c-api/init.rst.CVE-2008-5983 Python-3.1.2/Doc/c-api/init.rst
--- Python-3.1.2/Doc/c-api/init.rst.CVE-2008-5983 2010-01-09 13:48:46.000000000 -0500
+++ Python-3.1.2/Doc/c-api/init.rst 2010-06-04 15:19:26.724089244 -0400
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Initialization, Finalization, and Thread
module: sys
triple: module; search; path
single: PySys_SetArgv()
+ single: PySys_SetArgvEx()
single: Py_Finalize()
Initialize the Python interpreter. In an application embedding Python, this
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ Initialization, Finalization, and Thread
the table of loaded modules (``sys.modules``), and creates the fundamental
modules :mod:`builtins`, :mod:`__main__` and :mod:`sys`. It also initializes
the module search path (``sys.path``). It does not set ``sys.argv``; use
- :cfunc:`PySys_SetArgv` for that. This is a no-op when called for a second time
+ :cfunc:`PySys_SetArgvEx` for that. This is a no-op when called for a second time
(without calling :cfunc:`Py_Finalize` first). There is no return value; it is a
fatal error if the initialization fails.
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ Initialization, Finalization, and Thread
``sys.version``.
-.. cfunction:: void PySys_SetArgv(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
+.. cfunction:: void PySys_SetArgvEx(int argc, wchar_t **argv, int updatepath)
.. index::
single: main()
@@ -359,14 +360,41 @@ Initialization, Finalization, and Thread
string. If this function fails to initialize :data:`sys.argv`, a fatal
condition is signalled using :cfunc:`Py_FatalError`.
- This function also prepends the executed script's path to :data:`sys.path`.
- If no script is executed (in the case of calling ``python -c`` or just the
- interactive interpreter), the empty string is used instead.
+ If *updatepath* is zero, this is all the function does. If *updatepath*
+ is non-zero, the function also modifies :data:`sys.path` according to the
+ following algorithm:
+
+ - If the name of an existing script is passed in ``argv[0]``, the absolute
+ path of the directory where the script is located is prepended to
+ :data:`sys.path`.
+ - Otherwise (that is, if *argc* is 0 or ``argv[0]`` doesn't point
+ to an existing file name), an empty string is prepended to
+ :data:`sys.path`, which is the same as prepending the current working
+ directory (``"."``).
+
+ .. note::
+ It is recommended that applications embedding the Python interpreter
+ for purposes other than executing a single script pass 0 as *updatepath*,
+ and update :data:`sys.path` themselves if desired.
+ See `CVE-2008-5983 <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5983>`_.
+
+ On versions before 3.1.3, you can achieve the same effect by manually
+ popping the first :data:`sys.path` element after having called
+ :cfunc:`PySys_SetArgv`, for example using::
+
+ PyRun_SimpleString("import sys; sys.path.pop(0)\n");
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.1.3
.. XXX impl. doesn't seem consistent in allowing 0/NULL for the params;
check w/ Guido.
+.. cfunction:: void PySys_SetArgv(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
+
+ This function works like :cfunc:`PySys_SetArgv` with *updatepath* set to 1.
+
+
.. cfunction:: void Py_SetPythonHome(wchar_t *home)
Set the default "home" directory, that is, the location of the standard
diff -up Python-3.1.2/Include/sysmodule.h.CVE-2008-5983 Python-3.1.2/Include/sysmodule.h
--- Python-3.1.2/Include/sysmodule.h.CVE-2008-5983 2008-04-13 09:53:33.000000000 -0400
+++ Python-3.1.2/Include/sysmodule.h 2010-06-04 15:19:26.721088968 -0400
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ extern "C" {
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PySys_GetObject(const char *);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PySys_SetObject(const char *, PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(void) PySys_SetArgv(int, wchar_t **);
+PyAPI_FUNC(void) PySys_SetArgvEx(int, wchar_t **, int);
PyAPI_FUNC(void) PySys_SetPath(const wchar_t *);
PyAPI_FUNC(void) PySys_WriteStdout(const char *format, ...)
diff -up Python-3.1.2/Misc/NEWS.CVE-2008-5983 Python-3.1.2/Misc/NEWS
diff -up Python-3.1.2/Python/sysmodule.c.CVE-2008-5983 Python-3.1.2/Python/sysmodule.c
--- Python-3.1.2/Python/sysmodule.c.CVE-2008-5983 2010-06-04 15:19:26.000000000 -0400
+++ Python-3.1.2/Python/sysmodule.c 2010-06-04 15:20:59.932964188 -0400
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ _wrealpath(const wchar_t *path, wchar_t
#endif
void
-PySys_SetArgv(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
+PySys_SetArgvEx(int argc, wchar_t **argv, int updatepath)
{
#if defined(HAVE_REALPATH)
wchar_t fullpath[MAXPATHLEN];
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ PySys_SetArgv(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
Py_FatalError("no mem for sys.argv");
if (PySys_SetObject("argv", av) != 0)
Py_FatalError("can't assign sys.argv");
- if (path != NULL) {
+ if (updatepath && path != NULL) {
wchar_t *argv0 = argv[0];
wchar_t *p = NULL;
Py_ssize_t n = 0;
@@ -1661,6 +1661,12 @@ PySys_SetArgv(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
Py_DECREF(av);
}
+void
+PySys_SetArgv(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
+{
+ PySys_SetArgvEx(argc, argv, 1);
+}
+
/* APIs to write to sys.stdout or sys.stderr using a printf-like interface.
Adapted from code submitted by Just van Rossum.