Gentoo: GLSA-201512-09 Normal: Encfs Code Exec and DoS Threats
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December 30, 2015
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in encfs, the worst of which can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in encfs. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All encfs users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/encfs-1.7.5"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-3462 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3462
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-09
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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: Normal
Title: encfs: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 30, 2015
Bugs: #510290
ID: 201512-09
Topics Covered
Background
Encfs is an implementation of encrypted filesystem in user-space using
FUSE.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-fs/encfs < 1.7.5 >= 1.7.5
Impact
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A local attacker can utilize a possible buffer overflow in the
encodeName method of StreamNameIO and BlockNameIO to execute arbitrary
code or cause a Denial of Service. Also multiple weak cryptographics
practices have been found in encfs.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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