Gentoo: GLSA-202407-16: GNU Coreutils: Buffer Overflow VulnerabilitySecurity Advisory Updates
Summary
A vulnerability has been discovered in the Coreutils "split" program
that can lead to a heap buffer overflow and possibly arbitrary code
execution.
Resolution
All Coreutils users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/coreutils-9.4-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2024-0684
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0684
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-16
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.
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Synopsis
A vulnerability has been discovered in Coreutils, which can lead to a
heap buffer overflow and possibly aribitrary code execution.
Background
The GNU Core Utilities are the basic file, shell and text manipulation
utilities of the GNU operating system.
Affected Packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
------------------ ------------ ------------
sys-apps/coreutils < 9.4-r1 >= 9.4-r1
Impact
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.