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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202003-63 ] GNU IDN Library 2: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:48:03
Message-Id: f1a5aa9e-9ab0-609a-3a82-7cdb8f85e4a2@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-63
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: GNU IDN Library 2: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: March 30, 2020
10 Bugs: #697752
11 ID: 202003-63
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GNU IDN Library 2, the
19 worst of which could result in the remote execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
22 ==========
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24 GNU IDN Library 2 is an implementation of the IDNA2008 + TR46
25 specifications (RFC 5890, RFC 5891, RFC 5892, RFC 5893, TR 46).
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 net-dns/libidn2 < 2.2.0 >= 2.2.0
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU IDN Library 2.
39 Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could send specially crafted input, possibly
45 resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
46 process, impersonation of domains 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 GNU IDN Library 2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/libidn2-2.2.0"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2019-12290
65 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12290
66 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-18224
67 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18224
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69 Availability
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72 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
73 the Gentoo Security Website:
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75 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-63
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77 Concerns?
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80 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
81 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
82 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
83 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
84 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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86 License
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89 Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
90 belongs to its owner(s).
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92 The contents of this document are licensed under the
93 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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95 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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