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Gentoo: GLSA-202009-18 Normal: Bitcoin Multiple Issues Detected

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Calendar Grey September 29, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities identified in Bitcoin for Gentoo Linux necessitate immediate updates to ensure security. Find out further details today.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Bitcoin, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo multiple issues Denial of Service Bitcoin

Resolution

All bitcoind users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/bitcoind-0.20.1"
All bitcoin-qt users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/bitcoin-qt-0.20.1"
All bitcoin-cli users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/bitcoin-cli-0.20.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-15947 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15947 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-14198 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14198

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-18
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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: Bitcoin: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 30, 2020
Bugs: #711198
ID: 202009-18

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo multiple issues Denial of Service Bitcoin

Synopsis

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

Background

Bitcoin Core consists of both “full-node” software for fully validating the blockchain as well as a bitcoin wallet.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-p2p/bitcoind < 0.20.1 >= 0.20.1 2 net-p2p/bitcoin-qt < 0.20.1 >= 0.20.1 3 net-p2p/bitcoin-cli < 0.20.1 >= 0.20.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 affected packages

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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