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From: Sergey Popov <pinkbyte@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201401-12 ] GNUstep Base library: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:08:40
Message-Id: 52DCE726.4090606@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-12
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7 Severity: High
8 Title: GNUstep Base library: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: January 20, 2014
10 Bugs: #325577
11 ID: 201401-12
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GNUstep Base library, the
19 worst of which allow execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 GNUstep Base library is a free software package implementing the API of
25 the OpenStep Foundation Kit (tm), including later additions.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 gnustep-base/gnustep-base
34 < 1.20.1 >= 1.20.1
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36 Description
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39 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNUstep Base library.
40 Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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42 Impact
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45 A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. A
46 local attacker could possibly read arbitrary files.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All GNUstep Base library users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=gnustep-base/gnustep-base-1.20.1"
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61 Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
62 such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these
63 packages.
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65 NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
66 available since August 13, 2010. It is likely that your system is
67 already no longer affected by this issue.
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69 References
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72 [ 1 ] CVE-2010-1457
73 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1457
74 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-1620
75 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1620
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77 Availability
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80 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
81 the Gentoo Security Website:
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83 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-12.xml
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85 Concerns?
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88 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
89 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
90 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
91 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
92 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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94 License
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97 Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
98 belongs to its owner(s).
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100 The contents of this document are licensed under the
101 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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103 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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