From sdlime at gmail.com Fri Apr 30 15:55:10 2021 From: sdlime at gmail.com (Steve Lime) Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:55:10 -0500 Subject: [mapserver-announce] 7.6.3 released - includes important security fix Message-ID: The MapServer team is pleased (kinda) to announce the 7.6.3 security and maintenance release. Importantly, this release addresses a flaw, discovered by project developers, in MapServer CGI mapfile loading that makes it possible to bypass security controls (ticket #6313). This flaw makes it difficult to easily limit where MapServer can load a mapfile from and affects versions 4.10 and later. This is a critical issue and all users are encouraged to update as soon as possible. What does this mean for you? 1. If you've not used MS_MAP_PATTERN or MS_MAP_NO_PATH as part of securing your installation then this doesn't have much impact since you're not using the controls. That said, this is a critical configuration step and you should upgrade and make use of those controls to limit where mapfiles can be accessed. 2. If you've relied on MS_MAP_PATTERN exclusively, you should upgrade and be in good shape. However, it's a great time to review and test MS_MAP_PATTERN. 3. If you've relied on MS_MAP_NO_PATH primarily (like me), you should upgrade and set a value for MS_MAP_PATTERN. We are simultaneously releasing versions 7.0.8, 7.2.3 and 7.4.5 as well. Updates to binary distributions will follow ASAP. For the list of additional changes see the Changelog at https://mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-7-6.html Or head to Download at https://mapserver.org/download.html For those wanting searchable offline documentation, the updated PDF is available at https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/docs/MapServer.pdf -- The MapServer Team -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: