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From: John Helmert III <ajak@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202107-37 ] Apache Commons Collections: Remote code execution
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2021 04:17:49
Message-Id: YPEHp4WZLCEppeBj@sol.nexus.lan
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202107-37
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Apache Commons Collections: Remote code execution
9 Date: July 16, 2021
10 Bugs: #739348
11 ID: 202107-37
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15 Synopsis
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18 Apache Commons Collections unsafely deserializes untrusted input,
19 potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
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21 Background
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24 Apache Commons Collections extends the JCF classes with new interfaces,
25 implementations and utilities.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 dev-java/commons-collections
34 < 3.2.2 >= 3.2.2
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36 Description
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39 Some classes in the Apache Commons Collections functor package
40 deserialized potentially untrusted input by default.
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42 Impact
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45 Deserializing untrusted input using Apache Commons Collections could
46 result in remote code execution.
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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 Apache Commons Collections users should upgrade to the latest
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59 # emerge --sync
60 # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-java/commons-collections-3.2.2"
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62 References
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65 [ 1 ] CVE-2017-15708
66 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15708
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68 Availability
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71 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
72 the Gentoo Security Website:
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74 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-37
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76 Concerns?
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79 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
80 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
81 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
82 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
83 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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85 License
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88 Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
89 belongs to its owner(s).
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91 The contents of this document are licensed under the
92 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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94 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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