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Gentoo: GLSA-201805-12 Low: Apache Tomcat Security Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey May 18, 2014
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The Apache Portable Runtime has been found to have memory vulnerabilities that may cause Denial of Service issues. Update promptly to enhance your system's security!
Memory consumption errors in Apache Portable Runtime and APR Utility Library could result in Denial of Service.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache Portable Runtime and APR Utility Library. Please review the CVE identifiersreferenced below for details.

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security advisory denial of service gentoo low severity apache portable runtime apr utility library

Resolution

All Apache Portable Runtime users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/apr-1.4.8-r1"
All users of the APR Utility Library should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/apr-util-1.3.10"
Packages which depend on these libraries may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2010-1623 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1623 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-0419 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0419 [ 3 ] CVE-2011-1928 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1928 [ 4 ] CVE-2012-0840 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0840

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201405-24
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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.

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Severity: Low
Title: Apache Portable Runtime, APR Utility Library: Denial of
Date: May 18, 2014
Bugs: #339527, #366903, #368651, #399089
ID: 201405-24

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Synopsis

Memory consumption errors in Apache Portable Runtime and APR Utility Library could result in Denial of Service.

Background

The Apache Portable Runtime (aka APR) provides a set of APIs for creating platform-independent applications. The Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library (aka APR-Util) provides an interface to functionality such as XML parsing, string matching and database connections.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/apr < 1.4.8-r1 >= 1.4.8-r1 2 dev-libs/apr-util < 1.3.10 >= 1.3.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages

Impact

===== A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.