Gentoo GLSA-201804-21 High: Librelp Remote Code Execution
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April 22, 2018
A vulnerability has been found in librelp that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
A buffer overflow was discovered in librelp with the handling of x509 certificates.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All librelp users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/librelp-1.2.15"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-1000140 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000140
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-21
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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: High
Title: librelp: Remote code execution
Date: April 22, 2018
Bugs: #651192
ID: 201804-21
Topics Covered
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/librelp < 1.2.15 >= 1.2.15
Impact
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A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted x509 certificate,
could execute arbitrary code.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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