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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201911-02 ] pump: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 19:15:18
Message-Id: 20191107190637.GB35641@bubba.lan
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201911-02
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: pump: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: November 07, 2019
10 Bugs: #694314
11 ID: 201911-02
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15 Synopsis
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18 A buffer overflow in pump might allow remote attacker to execute
19 arbitrary code.
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21 Background
22 ==========
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24 BOOTP and DHCP client for automatic IP configuration.
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26 Affected packages
27 =================
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 net-misc/pump <= 0.8.24-r4 Vulnerable!
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34 NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
35 to another package if one is available or wait for the
36 existing packages to be marked stable by their
37 architecture maintainers.
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39 Description
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42 It was discovered that there was an arbitrary code execution
43 vulnerability in the pump DHCP/BOOTP client.
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45 Impact
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48 A remote attacker, by enticing a user to connect to a malicious server,
49 could cause the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
50 user running pump DHCP/BOOTP client.
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52 Workaround
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55 There is no known workaround at this time.
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57 Resolution
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60 Gentoo has discontinued support for pump. We recommend that users
61 unmerge pump:
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63 # emerge --unmerge "net-misc/pump"
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65 References
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68 [ 1 ] Debian Bug Report 933674
69 https://bugs.debian.org/933674
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71 Availability
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74 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
75 the Gentoo Security Website:
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77 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201911-02
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79 Concerns?
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82 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
83 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
84 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
85 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
86 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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88 License
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91 Copyright 2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
92 belongs to its owner(s).
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94 The contents of this document are licensed under the
95 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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97 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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