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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201904-11 ] Portage: Man-in-the-middle
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:36:47
Message-Id: 20190408152159.GB8129@monkey
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201904-11
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Portage: Man-in-the-middle
9 Date: April 08, 2019
10 Bugs: #646212
11 ID: 201904-11
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in emerge-delta-webrsync and Portage could result in a
19 man-in-the-middle attack.
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21 Background
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24 Portage is the package management and distribution system for Gentoo.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 app-portage/emerge-delta-webrsync
33 < 3.7.4 >= 3.7.4
34 2 sys-apps/portage < 2.3.22 >= 2.3.22
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36 2 affected packages
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38 Description
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41 A vulnerability was discovered in emerge-delta-webrsync and Portage
42 that did not properly validate the revocation status of GPG keys.
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44 Impact
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47 A remote attacker could conduct a man-in-the-middle attack. Please
48 review the referenced bug for specific details.
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50 Workaround
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53 There is no known workaround at this time.
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55 Resolution
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58 All emerge-delta-webrsync users should upgrade to the latest version:
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60 # emerge --sync
61 # emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=app-portage/emerge-delta-webrsync-3.7.4"
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63 All Portage users should upgrade to the latest version:
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65 # emerge --sync
66 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/portage-2.3.22"
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68 References
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72 Availability
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75 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
76 the Gentoo Security Website:
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78 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-11
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80 Concerns?
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83 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
84 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
85 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
86 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
87 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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89 License
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92 Copyright 2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
93 belongs to its owner(s).
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95 The contents of this document are licensed under the
96 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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98 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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