Gentoo: GLSA-201812-02 Normal: ConnMan Remote Execution Threat
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December 2, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ConnMan, the worst of which could result in the remote execution of code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ConnMan. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All ConnMan users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/connman-1.35-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-12865 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12865 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-5716 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5716
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-02
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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: ConnMan: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 02, 2018
Bugs: #628566, #630028
ID: 201812-02
Topics Covered
Background
ConnMan provides a daemon for managing Internet connections.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/connman < 1.35-r1 >= 1.35-r1
Impact
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A remote attacker, via a crafted DNS packet, could remotely execute
code or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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