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CVE Request: OS Command Injection in brona/iproute2mac (Fixed in v1.7.5)

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**1. Vulnerability Overview**
I am requesting a CVE for an OS Command Injection vulnerability (CWE-78) discovered in the `iproute2mac` project. The flaw allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands by manipulating command-line arguments passed to the `ip link show` functionality.

**2. Technical Details**
* **Component:** `ip` command handler (`iproute2mac.py`)
* **Root Cause:** User-controlled input from `sys.argv` was concatenated directly into a string passed to `subprocess.getstatusoutput()`. Because this function inherently spawns a shell (`shell=True`), an attacker could break out of the intended command context using shell metacharacters (e.g., `;`, `&&`).
* **Attack Vector:** Local execution (e.g., `ip link show "eth0; id"`)

**3. Impact**
While this is a local CLI tool, arbitrary command injection via argument manipulation is a severe security boundary violation. If this tool is invoked by a secondary application or script processing untrusted input, it leads directly to Remote Code Execution (RCE).

**4. Resolution**
* The maintainer acknowledged the report promptly and pushed a fix in commit `d31140b`.
* The fix migrated the unsafe `subprocess.getstatusoutput()` to `subprocess.run()` with argument arrays, eliminating the shell injection vector.
* The patch was officially released in `v1.7.5`.

**5. CVE Request Justification**
I am submitting this request independently, with the awareness of the maintainer's patch. Assigning a CVE provides a standardized identifier for downstream consumers to track this security fix in their dependency management and vulnerability scanners.

**6. References**
* Original Issue: https://github.com/brona/iproute2mac/issues/80
* Fix Commit: https://github.com/brona/iproute2mac/commit/d31140b
* Fixed Release: https://github.com/brona/iproute2mac/releases/tag/v1.7.5

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Direzione di ricerca

The relevant component is iproute2mac.py's ip command handler, with the described fix in commit d31140b and release v1.7.5. Start by checking the referenced original issue and fix commit; this request is complete only if a CVE is assigned and downstream users can associate it with v1.7.5.

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Valutazione

Stack tecnologico
python
Ambito
cli, security
Tipo di issue
Bug
Difficoltà
2/5
Tempo stimato
1-3 ore
Stato di attività
Ferma
Chiarezza
Specificata chiaramente
Idoneità per principianti
20/100

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