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From: Sam James <sam@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202007-42 ] LHa: Buffer overflow
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:58:40
Message-Id: 0C3AF461-F341-40B3-A7EE-D16105B7C6FB@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202007-42
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: LHa: Buffer overflow
9 Date: July 27, 2020
10 Bugs: #572418
11 ID: 202007-42
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15 Synopsis
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18 LHa has a buffer overflow in its compression utility with unspecified
19 impact.
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21 Background
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24 LHa is a console-based program for packing and unpacking LHarc
25 archives.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 app-arch/lha < 114i_p20201004 >= 114i_p20201004
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35 Description
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38 A buffer overflow in LHa's compression code was discovered which can be
39 triggered by a crafted input file.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could send a specially crafted file possibly
45 resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
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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 LHa users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/lha-114i_p20201004"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2016-1925
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1925
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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/202007-42
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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 2020 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 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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