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Gentoo: GLSA-202409-07 standard notice on multiple Rust issues

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Calendar Grey September 22, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
The Gentoo GLSA 202409-08 highlights critical security flaws in the Rust programming language, urging users to perform an upgrade to safeguard their systems.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Rust, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo multiple issues normal severity Rust

Resolution

All Rust binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/rust-bin-1.71.1"
All Rust users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/rust-1.71.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-46176 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46176 [ 2 ] CVE-2023-38497 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38497

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-07
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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: Rust: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: September 22, 2024
Bugs: #890371, #911685
ID: 202409-07

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo multiple issues normal severity Rust

Synopsis

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

Background

A systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents segfaults, and guarantees thread safety.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ----------------- ------------ ------------ dev-lang/rust < 1.71.1 >= 1.71.1 dev-lang/rust-bin < 1.71.1 >= 1.71.1

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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