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author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2020-08-25 10:45:55 +0100 |
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committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2020-08-25 10:45:55 +0100 |
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-202007-48.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-202007-48.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d89382e831b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-202007-48.xml @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="202007-48"> + <title>OCaml: Arbitrary code execution</title> + <synopsis>An integer overflow was discovered in OCaml's standard library, + possibly allowing arbitrary execution of code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ocaml</product> + <announced>2020-07-27</announced> + <revised count="2">2020-07-27</revised> + <bug>719134</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/ocaml" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.09.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.09.0</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>OCaml is a high-level, strongly-typed, functional, and object-oriented + programming language from the ML family of languages + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>The caml_ba_deserialize function in byterun/bigarray.c in the standard + library of OCaml has an integer overflow. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the + privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All OCaml users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/ocaml-4.09.0" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9838">CVE-2018-9838</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2020-07-26T15:40:49Z">sam_c</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2020-07-27T01:25:07Z">sam_c</metadata> +</glsa> |