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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201405-24 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Low |
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Title: Apache Portable Runtime, APR Utility Library: Denial of |
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Service |
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Date: May 18, 2014 |
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Bugs: #339527, #366903, #368651, #399089 |
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ID: 201405-24 |
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Synopsis |
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Memory consumption errors in Apache Portable Runtime and APR Utility |
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Library could result in Denial of Service. |
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Background |
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The Apache Portable Runtime (aka APR) provides a set of APIs for |
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creating platform-independent applications. The Apache Portable Runtime |
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Utility Library (aka APR-Util) provides an interface to functionality |
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such as XML parsing, string matching and database connections. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-libs/apr < 1.4.8-r1 >= 1.4.8-r1 |
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2 dev-libs/apr-util < 1.3.10 >= 1.3.10 |
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2 affected packages |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache Portable |
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Runtime and APR Utility Library. Please review the CVE identifiers |
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referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Apache Portable Runtime users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/apr-1.4.8-r1" |
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All users of the APR Utility Library should upgrade to the latest |
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version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/apr-util-1.3.10" |
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Packages which depend on these libraries may need to be recompiled. |
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Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these |
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packages. |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-1623 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1623 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2011-0419 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0419 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2011-1928 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1928 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2012-0840 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0840 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-24.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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