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Gentoo: GLSA-202011-04 Normal: Fossil Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey November 2, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Multiple code execution flaws found in Fossil, affecting Gentoo Linux. Update to avoid security risks now!
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Fossil, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo code execution normal fossil

Resolution

All Fossil users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/fossil-2.12.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-24614 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24614

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-04
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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: Fossil: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 03, 2020
Bugs: #738220
ID: 202011-04

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo code execution normal fossil

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Fossil, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

Fossil is a simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management system.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-vcs/fossil < 2.12.1 >= 2.12.1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted repository using Fossil, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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