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Gentoo: GLSA-202402-04 High: GNAT Ada Suite Remote Code Execute

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Calendar Grey February 3, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo Linux Advisory GLSA 202402-05: Critical flaw in GNAT Ada Suite could enable remote code execution. Immediate action required!
A vulnerability has been discovered in GNAT Ada Suite which can lead to remote code execution.

Summary

A vulnerability has been discovered in GNAT Ada Suite. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo remote execution vulnerability advisory GNAT Ada Suite

Resolution

Gentoo has discontinued support for GNAT Ada Suite. We recommend that users unmerge it:
# emerge --ask --depclean "dev-ada/gnat-suite-bin"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-27619 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27619

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-04
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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: High
Title: GNAT Ada Suite: Remote Code Execution
Date: February 03, 2024
Bugs: #787440
ID: 202402-04

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo remote execution vulnerability advisory GNAT Ada Suite

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in GNAT Ada Suite which can lead to remote code execution.

Background

The GNAT Ada Suite is an Ada development environment.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ---------------------- ------------ ------------ dev-ada/gnat-suite-bin < 2019-r2 Vulnerable!

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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