pip: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background

pip is a tool for installing and managing Python packages.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in pip. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could conduct a Man-in-the-Middle attack to cause pip to execute arbitrary code. A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All pip users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/pip-1.3.1"