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author | Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org> | 2017-08-21 03:25:19 +0200 |
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committer | Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org> | 2017-08-21 03:25:19 +0200 |
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diff --git a/glsa-201708-08.xml b/glsa-201708-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1055905b --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201708-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201708-08"> + <title>bzip2: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis>An use-after-free vulnerability has been found in bzip2 that could + allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">bzip2</product> + <announced>2017-08-21</announced> + <revised>2017-08-21: 1</revised> + <bug>620466</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-arch/bzip2" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge" slot="">1.0.6-r8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt" slot="">1.0.6-r8</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>bzip2 is a high-quality data compressor used extensively by Gentoo + Linux. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>A use-after-free flaw was found in bzip2recover, leading to a null + pointer dereference, or a write to a closed file descriptor. Please + review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted + bzip2 archive using bzip2recover, possibly resulting in a Denial of + Service condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All bzip2 users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/bzip2-1.0.6-r8" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3189">CVE-2016-3189</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-06-04T20:39:15Z">whissi</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-08-21T01:24:45Z">whissi</metadata> +</glsa> |