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Gentoo: GLSA-202105-13 Normal: Mumble Remote Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey May 26, 2021
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Cyber intruders may take advantage of a vulnerability in Mumble applications, paving the way for unauthorized code execution and denial of service; users are urged to upgrade.
A vulnerability has been found in Mumble that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo security issue software update remote code execution arbitrary code execution remote attack normal severity user-assisted execution Mumble

Resolution

All Mumble users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/mumble-1.3.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-27229 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27229

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-13
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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: Mumble: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: May 26, 2021
Bugs: #770973
ID: 202105-13

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo security issue software update remote code execution arbitrary code execution remote attack normal severity user-assisted execution Mumble

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been found in Mumble that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Mumble is low-latency voice chat software intended for use with gaming.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-sound/mumble < 1.3.4 >= 1.3.4

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted server list (web page) using Mumble, 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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