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Gentoo: GLSA-202301-22 Moderate: OpenSSL Vulnerability Mitigation

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Calendar Grey January 2, 2017
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several HDF5 security flaws identified in Gentoo pose threats of arbitrary code execution. Users are advised to update to the most recent version.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in HDF5 which could lead to the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities have been discovered in HDF5. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo software update code execution arbitrary execution normal severity hdf5

Resolution

All HDF5 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-libs/hdf5-1.8.18"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2016-4330 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4330 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-4331 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4331 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-4332 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4332 [ 4 ] CVE-2016-4333 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4333

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13
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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: HDF5: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 02, 2017
Bugs: #601404, #601408, #601414, #601420
ID: 201701-13

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security advisory gentoo software update code execution arbitrary execution normal severity hdf5

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in HDF5 which could lead to the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

HDF5 technology suite includes a data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sci-libs/hdf5 < 1.8.18 >= 1.8.18

Impact

===== An attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process via a maliciously crafted database file.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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