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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201709-14 ] cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 21:19:29
Message-Id: 12450519.Vtbj4UqEWx@localhost.localdomain
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201709-14
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: September 17, 2017
10 Bugs: #615870, #615994, #626776
11 ID: 201709-14
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which
19 may allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions.
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21 Background
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24 cURL is a tool and libcurl is a library for transferring data with URL
25 syntax.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 net-misc/curl < 7.55.1 >= 7.55.1
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review
39 the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain
45 sensitive information, or bypass intended restrictions for TLS
46 sessions.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.55.1"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2017-1000099
65 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-1000099
66 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-1000100
67 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-1000100
68 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-1000101
69 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-1000101
70 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-7407
71 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7407
72 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-7468
73 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7468
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75 Availability
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78 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
79 the Gentoo Security Website:
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81 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-14
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83 Concerns?
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86 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
87 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
88 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
89 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
90 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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92 License
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95 Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
96 belongs to its owner(s).
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98 The contents of this document are licensed under the
99 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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101 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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