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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202004-05 ] ledger: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 20:27:52
Message-Id: d66f339b-75c6-fdc0-0937-d569acf03202@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202004-05
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: ledger: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: April 01, 2020
10 Bugs: #627060
11 ID: 202004-05
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ledger, the worst of which
19 could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
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21 Background
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24 Ledger is a powerful, double-entry accounting system that is accessed
25 from the UNIX command-line.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 app-office/ledger < 3.1.2 >= 3.1.2
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ledger. 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 entice a user to process a specially crafted
45 file using ledger, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code
46 with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
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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 ledger users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/ledger-3.1.2"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2017-12481
65 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12481
66 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-12482
67 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12482
68 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-2807
69 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2807
70 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-2808
71 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2808
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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/202004-05
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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 2020 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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