Gentoo: GLSA-201701-14 Normal: LZO Code Execution DoS Advisory
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January 2, 2017
An integer overflow in LZO might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Summary
LZO is vulnerable to an integer overflow condition in the "lzo1x_decompress_safe" function which could result in a possible buffer overrun when processing maliciously crafted compressed input data.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All LZO users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/lzo-2.08"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-4607 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-4607
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-14
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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: LZO: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 02, 2017
Bugs: #515238
ID: 201701-14
Topics Covered
Background
LZO is an extremely fast compression and decompression library
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/lzo < 2.08 >= 2.08
Impact
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A remote attacker could send specially crafted compressed input data
possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition or arbitrary code
execution.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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