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Gentoo: GLSA-202007-42 Normal: LHa Buffer Overflow Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey July 26, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
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LHa has a buffer overflow in its compression utility with unspecified impact.

Summary

A buffer overflow in LHa's compression code was discovered which can be triggered by a crafted input file.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo buffer overflow Denial of Service compression utility

Resolution

All LHa users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/lha-114i_p20201004"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2016-1925 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1925

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-42
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: LHa: Buffer overflow
Date: July 27, 2020
Bugs: #572418
ID: 202007-42

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo buffer overflow Denial of Service compression utility

Synopsis

LHa has a buffer overflow in its compression utility with unspecified impact.

Background

LHa is a console-based program for packing and unpacking LHarc archives.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-arch/lha < 114i_p20201004 >= 114i_p20201004

Impact

===== A remote attacker could send a specially crafted file possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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