Gentoo GLSA 201804-04: cURL Issues Found, Normal Severity DoS Risks
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April 8, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.59.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-1000005 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000005 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-1000007 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000007 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-1000120 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000120 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-1000121 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000121 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-1000122 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000122
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-04
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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: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 08, 2018
Bugs: #645698, #650056
ID: 201804-04
Topics Covered
Background
A command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/curl < 7.59.0 >= 7.59.0
Impact
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Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain
sensitive information, or have other unspecified impacts.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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