Gentoo GLSA-201701-52 Normal: libupnp Critical Threats And Fixes
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January 23, 2017
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libupnp, the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libupnp. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All libupnp users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libupnp-1.6.21"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-6255 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6255 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-8863 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8863
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52
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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: libupnp: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 23, 2017
Bugs: #589136, #598202
ID: 201701-52
Background
libupnp is a portable, open source, UPnP development kit.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/libupnp < 1.6.21 >= 1.6.21
Impact
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A remote attack could arbitrarily write files to a users file system,
cause a Denial of Service condition, or execute arbitrary code.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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