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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="202412-01">
    <title>R: Arbitrary Code Execution</title>
    <synopsis>A vulnerability has been discovered in R, which can lead to arbitrary code execution.</synopsis>
    <product type="ebuild">R</product>
    <announced>2024-12-07</announced>
    <revised count="1">2024-12-07</revised>
    <bug>930936</bug>
    <access>local</access>
    <affected>
        <package name="dev-lang/R" auto="yes" arch="*">
            <unaffected range="ge">4.4.1</unaffected>
            <vulnerable range="lt">4.4.1</vulnerable>
        </package>
    </affected>
    <background>
        <p>R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.</p>
    </background>
    <description>
        <p>Deserialization of untrusted data can occur in the R statistical programming language, enabling a maliciously crafted RDS (R Data Serialization) formatted file or R package to run arbitrary code on an end user’s system when interacted with.</p>
    </description>
    <impact type="high">
        <p>Arbitrary code may be run when deserializing untrusted data.</p>
    </impact>
    <workaround>
        <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
    </workaround>
    <resolution>
        <p>All R users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
        
        <code>
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/R-4.4.1"
        </code>
    </resolution>
    <references>
        <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27322">CVE-2024-27322</uri>
    </references>
    <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2024-12-07T08:53:34.596478Z">graaff</metadata>
    <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2024-12-07T08:53:34.602412Z">graaff</metadata>
</glsa>