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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201510-04 ] tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 15:17:10
Message-Id: 5634DB04.6040003@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201510-04
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: October 31, 2015
10 Bugs: #552632
11 ID: 201510-04
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in tcpdump, the worst of which
19 can allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service condition or
20 executive arbitrary code.
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22 Background
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25 tcpdump is a Tool for network monitoring and data acquisition.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 net-analyzer/tcpdump < 4.7.4 >= 4.7.4
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in tcpdump. Please review
39 the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
45 privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All tcpdump users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/tcpdump-4.7.4"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2015-0261
64 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0261
65 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-2153
66 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2153
67 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-2154
68 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2154
69 [ 4 ] CVE-2015-2155
70 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2155
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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/201510-04
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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 2015 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 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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