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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-201709-26.xml | |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201709-26.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201709-26.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f88d9811d24e --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201709-26.xml @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201709-26"> + <title>libsoup: Arbitrary remote code execution</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in libsoup might allow remote attackers to execute + arbitrary code. + + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libsoup</product> + <announced>2017-09-26</announced> + <revised>2017-09-26: 1</revised> + <bug>627466</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-libs/libsoup" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.56.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.56.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>libsoup is an HTTP client/server library for GNOME.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>A stack based buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in libsoup.</p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker, by using specially crafted HTTP requests, 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 libsoup users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libsoup-2.56.1" + </code> + + <p>Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools + such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2885">CVE-2017-2885</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-09-24T21:06:07Z">chrisadr</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-09-26T11:30:15Z">chrisadr</metadata> +</glsa> |