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Gentoo: GLSA-202005-01 Low Severity: Long Range ZIP DoS Risk

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Calendar Grey May 12, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Numerous weaknesses in Long Range ZIP may result in a Denial of Service. Update immediately to resolve these security concerns efficiently.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Long Range ZIP, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Long Range ZIP. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo software update low severity multiple vulnerabilities Long Range ZIP

Resolution

All Long Range ZIP users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/lrzip-0.631_p20190619"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2017-8842 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8842 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-8843 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8843 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-8844 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8844 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-8845 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8845 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-8846 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8846 [ 6 ] CVE-2017-8847 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8847 [ 7 ] CVE-2017-9928 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9928 [ 8 ] CVE-2017-9929 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9929

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01
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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: Low
Title: Long Range ZIP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 12, 2020
Bugs: #617930, #624462
ID: 202005-01

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security advisory denial of service gentoo software update low severity multiple vulnerabilities Long Range ZIP

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Long Range ZIP, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-arch/lrzip < 0.631_p20190619 >= 0.631_p20190619

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted archive file possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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