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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201710-21 ] Kodi: Arbitrary code execution
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 00:26:17
Message-Id: 2632221.KbH7ZTCVN4@localhost.localdomain
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201710-21
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Kodi: Arbitrary code execution
9 Date: October 22, 2017
10 Bugs: #622384
11 ID: 201710-21
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15 Synopsis
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18 An integer overflow vulnerability in Kodi could result in remote
19 execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 Kodi is a free and open source media-center and entertainment hub
25 previously known as XBMC.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 media-tv/kodi < 17.3-r1 >= 17.3-r1
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35 Description
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38 Kodi is vulnerable due to shipping with an embedded version of UnRAR.
39 Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specifically crafted
45 RAR file, could execute arbitrary code.
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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 Kodi users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-tv/kodi-17.3-r1"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2012-6706
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6706
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-21
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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