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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202003-01 ] Groovy: Arbitrary code execution
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 19:14:42
Message-Id: b14d9f9e-2c9e-38cc-5ff3-bfbcf45ec0f1@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-01
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Groovy: Arbitrary code execution
9 Date: March 07, 2020
10 Bugs: #605690
11 ID: 202003-01
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability within serialization might allow remote attackers to
19 execute arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 A multi-faceted language for the Java platform
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 dev-java/groovy <= 2.4.5 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 a vulnerability within the Java
43 serialization/deserialization process.
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45 Impact
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48 An attacker, by crafting a special serialized object, could execute
49 arbitrary code.
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51 Workaround
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54 There is no known workaround at this time.
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56 Resolution
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59 Gentoo has discontinued support for Groovy. We recommend that users
60 unmerge Groovy:
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62 # emerge --unmerge "dev-java/groovy"
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64 References
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67 [ 1 ] CVE-2016-6814
68 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6814
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70 Availability
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73 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
74 the Gentoo Security Website:
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76 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-01
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78 Concerns?
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81 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
82 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
83 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
84 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
85 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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87 License
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90 Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
91 belongs to its owner(s).
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93 The contents of this document are licensed under the
94 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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96 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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