Gentoo: GLSA-201804-01 Normal: libxslt Remote Code Execution Risk
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April 4, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in libxslt, the worst of which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libxslt. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.30"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-4738 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4738 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-5029 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5029
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-01
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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: libxslt: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 04, 2018
Bugs: #598204, #612194
ID: 201804-01
Topics Covered
Background
libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project. XSLT is
an XML language to define transformations for XML.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/libxslt < 1.1.30 >= 1.1.30
Impact
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A remote attacker, via a crafted HTML page, could possibly execute
arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition or leak
information.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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