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From: Sam James <sam@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202101-03 ] ipmitool: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 09:29:28
Message-Id: F04E056E-045B-4C22-AE74-4FD896407EDE@gentoo.org
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: ipmitool: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: January 10, 2021
10 Bugs: #708436
11 ID: 202101-03
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15 Synopsis
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18 A buffer overflow in ipmitool might allow remote attacker(s) to execute
19 arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 Utility for controlling IPMI enabled devices.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 sys-apps/ipmitool < 1.8.18_p20201004-r1>= 1.8.18_p20201004-r1
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34 Description
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37 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ipmiool. Please review
38 the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
44 privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
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46 Workaround
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49 There is no known workaround at this time.
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51 Resolution
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54 All ipmitool users should upgrade to the latest version:
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56 # emerge --sync
57 # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=sys-apps/ipmitool-1.8.18_p20201004-r1"
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59 References
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62 [ 1 ] CVE-2020-5208
63 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5208
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65 Availability
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68 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
69 the Gentoo Security Website:
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71 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-03
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73 Concerns?
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76 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
77 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
78 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
79 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
80 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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82 License
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85 Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
86 belongs to its owner(s).
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88 The contents of this document are licensed under the
89 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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91 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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