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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202107-37 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Apache Commons Collections: Remote code execution |
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Date: July 16, 2021 |
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Bugs: #739348 |
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ID: 202107-37 |
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Synopsis |
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Apache Commons Collections unsafely deserializes untrusted input, |
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potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution. |
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Background |
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Apache Commons Collections extends the JCF classes with new interfaces, |
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implementations and utilities. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-java/commons-collections |
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< 3.2.2 >= 3.2.2 |
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Description |
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Some classes in the Apache Commons Collections functor package |
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deserialized potentially untrusted input by default. |
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Impact |
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Deserializing untrusted input using Apache Commons Collections could |
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result in remote code execution. |
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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 Commons Collections users should upgrade to the latest |
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version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-java/commons-collections-3.2.2" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-15708 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15708 |
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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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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-37 |
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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 2021 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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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |