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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Glances: Arbitrary Code Execution
     Date: February 26, 2024
     Bugs: #791565
       ID: 202402-30

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Synopsis
========

A vulnerability has been found in Glances which may lead to arbitrary
code execution.

Background
==========

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. It
allows real-time monitoring of various aspects of your system such as
CPU, memory, disk, network usage etc.

Affected packages
=================

Package              Vulnerable    Unaffected
-------------------  ------------  ------------
sys-process/glances  < 3.1.7       >= 3.1.7

Description
===========

A vulnerability in XML parsing may lead to a variety of XML attacks.

Impact
======

A vulnerability in XML parsing may lead to a variety of XML attacks.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Glances users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-process/glances-3.1.7"

References
==========


Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-30

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/

Gentoo: GLSA-202402-30: Glances: Arbitrary Code Execution

A vulnerability has been found in Glances which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Summary

A vulnerability in XML parsing may lead to a variety of XML attacks.

Resolution

All Glances users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-process/glances-3.1.7"

References


Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-30

Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity
Severity: Normal
Title: Glances: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date: February 26, 2024
Bugs: #791565
ID: 202402-30

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been found in Glances which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. It allows real-time monitoring of various aspects of your system such as CPU, memory, disk, network usage etc.

Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ------------------- ------------ ------------ sys-process/glances < 3.1.7 >= 3.1.7

Impact

A vulnerability in XML parsing may lead to a variety of XML attacks.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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