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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201712-04 ] cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 18:48:17
Message-Id: 46e2aebe-6487-56bd-2249-1e43f7eaf89c@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201712-04
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: December 14, 2017
10 Bugs: #633430, #635140, #638734
11 ID: 201712-04
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15 Synopsis
16 ========
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which
19 may allow execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
22 ==========
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24 A command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 net-misc/curl < 7.57.0 >= 7.57.0
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34 Description
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37 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review
38 the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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40 Impact
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43 Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition, disclose
44 sensitive information or other unspecified impacts.
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46 Workaround
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49 There is no known workaround at this time.
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51 Resolution
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54 All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:
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56 # emerge --sync
57 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.57.0"
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59 References
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62 [ 1 ] CVE-2017-1000254
63 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-1000254
64 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-1000257
65 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-1000257
66 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-8816
67 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8816
68 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-8817
69 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8817
70 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-8818
71 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8818
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73 Availability
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76 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
77 the Gentoo Security Website:
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79 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-04
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81 Concerns?
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84 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
85 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
86 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
87 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
88 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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90 License
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93 Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
94 belongs to its owner(s).
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96 The contents of this document are licensed under the
97 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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99 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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