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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201812-11 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Rust: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: December 30, 2018 |
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Bugs: #662904 |
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ID: 201812-11 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Rust, the worst which may |
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allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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A systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents |
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segfaults, and guarantees thread safety. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-lang/rust < 1.29.1 >= 1.29.1 |
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2 dev-lang/rust-bin < 1.29.1 >= 1.29.1 |
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2 affected packages |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Rust. Please review |
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the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker able to control the value passed to Rust's |
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str::repeat function could possibly cause a Denial of Service |
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condition. |
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In addition, a local attacker could trick another user into executing |
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arbitrary code when using rustdoc. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Rust users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/rust-1.29.1" |
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All Rust binary users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/rust-bin-1.29.1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-1000622 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000622 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2018-1000810 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000810 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-11 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |