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Gentoo: GLSA-202309-01 Normal: libcurl Security Vulnerability Detected

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Calendar Grey May 2, 2014
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A standard risk alert for Gentoo users concerning a udisks buffer overflow vulnerability. Prompt updates are advised.
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in udisks, allowing a local attacker to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service

Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow can be triggered when udisks is given a long path name as a mount point.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo buffer overflow arbitrary code execution system package

Resolution

All udisks 1.0 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/udisks-1.0.5:0"
All udisks 2.0 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/udisks-2.1.3"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0004 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0004

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201405-01
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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: Normal
Title: udisks: Arbitrary code execution
Date: May 02, 2014
Bugs: #504100
ID: 201405-01

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo buffer overflow arbitrary code execution system package

Synopsis

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in udisks, allowing a local attacker to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.

Background

udisks is an abstraction for enumerating block devices and performing operations on them.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-fs/udisks < 2.1.3 *>= 1.0.5 >= 2.1.3

Impact

===== A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.