metadata/glsa/glsa-202101-03.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="202101-03">
  <title>ipmitool: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>A buffer overflow in ipmitool might allow remote attacker(s) to
    execute arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">ipmitool</product>
  <announced>2021-01-10</announced>
  <revised count="1">2021-01-10</revised>
  <bug>708436</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="sys-apps/ipmitool" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.8.18_p20201004-r1</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.8.18_p20201004-r1</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>Utility for controlling IPMI enabled devices.</p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ipmiool. Please review
      the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
    </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 ipmitool users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      "&gt;=sys-apps/ipmitool-1.8.18_p20201004-r1"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5208">CVE-2020-5208</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2020-11-16T19:23:11Z">sam_c</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2021-01-10T09:19:54Z">sam_c</metadata>
</glsa>