Gentoo: GLSA-201812-11 Normal: Rust Code Execution Risks
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December 30, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Rust, the worst which may allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Rust. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All Rust users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/rust-1.29.1"
All Rust binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/rust-bin-1.29.1"
All Rust binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/rust-bin-1.29.1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-1000622 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000622 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-1000810 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000810
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-11
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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: Rust: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 30, 2018
Bugs: #662904
ID: 201812-11
Topics Covered
Background
A systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents
segfaults, and guarantees thread safety.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-lang/rust < 1.29.1 >= 1.29.1
2 dev-lang/rust-bin < 1.29.1 >= 1.29.1
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2 affected packages
Impact
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A remote attacker able to control the value passed to Rust's
str::repeat function could possibly cause a Denial of Service
condition.
In addition, a local attacker could trick another user into executing
arbitrary code when using rustdoc.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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