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Gentoo: GLSA 202309-07 Normal Severity: Binwalk Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey September 17, 2023
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo Linux Advisory GLSA 202309-08 outlines several security flaws in Gnome Terminal, potentially leading to severe denial of service attacks.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binwalk, the worst of which could result in remote code execution.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo software update remote execution normal severity binwalk

Resolution

All Binwalk users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/binwalk-2.3.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-4510 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4510

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-07
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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: Binwalk: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: September 17, 2023
Bugs: #820614, #903652
ID: 202309-07

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo software update remote execution normal severity binwalk

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binwalk, the worst of which could result in remote code execution.

Background

Binwalk is a tool for identifying files embedded inside firmware images.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ---------------- ------------ ------------ app-misc/binwalk < 2.3.4 >= 2.3.4

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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