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author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /metadata/glsa/glsa-201701-11.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201701-11.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201701-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..3159e10d2d16 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201701-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201701-11"> + <title>musl: Integer overflow</title> + <synopsis>An integer overflow in musl might allow an attacker to execute + arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">musl</product> + <announced>2017-01-02</announced> + <revised>2017-01-02: 1</revised> + <bug>597498</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-libs/musl" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.1.15-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.1.15-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>musl is a “libc”, an implementation of the standard library + functionality described in the ISO C and POSIX standards, plus common + extensions, intended for use on Linux-based systems. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>A vulnerability was discovered in musl’s tre_tnfa_run_parallel + function buffer overflow logic, due to the incorrect use of integer types + and missing overflow checks. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>An attacker, who controls the regular expression and/or string being + searched, could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the + process. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All musl users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/musl-1.1.15-r2" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8859">CVE-2016-8859</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-01-02T07:23:08Z">b-man</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-01-02T14:34:33Z">b-man</metadata> +</glsa> |