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Gentoo: GLSA-202408-26 Normal: matio Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey August 11, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several weaknesses identified in matio present significant threats, including the risk of unauthorized code execution. It is recommended to update immediately.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in matio, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue gentoo software update arbitrary code normal severity matio

Resolution

All matio users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-libs/matio-1.5.22"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-36428 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36428 [ 2 ] CVE-2021-36977 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36977

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-26
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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: matio: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: August 11, 2024
Bugs: #803131
ID: 202408-26

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue gentoo software update arbitrary code normal severity matio

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in matio, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

matio is a library for reading and writing matlab files.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected -------------- ------------ ------------ sci-libs/matio < 1.5.22 >= 1.5.22

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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