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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201804-04 ] cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:33:39
Message-Id: 20180408143004.GC24250@monkey
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201804-04
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: April 08, 2018
10 Bugs: #645698, #650056
11 ID: 201804-04
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which
19 could result in a Denial of Service condition.
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21 Background
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24 A command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 net-misc/curl < 7.59.0 >= 7.59.0
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34 Description
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37 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review
38 the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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40 Impact
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43 Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain
44 sensitive information, or have other unspecified impacts.
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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 cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:
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56 # emerge --sync
57 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.59.0"
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59 References
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62 [ 1 ] CVE-2018-1000005
63 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000005
64 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-1000007
65 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000007
66 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-1000120
67 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000120
68 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-1000121
69 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000121
70 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-1000122
71 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000122
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73 Availability
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76 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
77 the Gentoo Security Website:
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79 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-04
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81 Concerns?
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84 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
85 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
86 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
87 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
88 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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90 License
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93 Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
94 belongs to its owner(s).
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96 The contents of this document are licensed under the
97 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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99 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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