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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202007-44
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Severity: Normal
Title: FreeXL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 27, 2020
Bugs: #648700
ID: 202007-44
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeXL, the worst of which
could result in a Denial of Service condition.
Background
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FreeXL is an open source library to extract valid data from within an
Excel (.xls) spreadsheet.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/freexl < 1.0.5 >= 1.0.5
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeXL. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
======
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All FreeXL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-libs/freexl-1.0.5”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-7435
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7435
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-7436
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7436
[ 3 ] CVE-2018-7437
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7437
[ 4 ] CVE-2018-7438
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7438
[ 5 ] CVE-2018-7439
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7439
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-44
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.
License
=======
Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202007-44
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<a href=”https://security.gentoo.org/” class=””>https://security.gentoo.org/</a>
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Severity: Normal
Title: FreeXL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 27, 2020
Bugs: #648700
ID: 202007-44
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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeXL, the worst of which
could result in a Denial of Service condition.
Background
==========
FreeXL is an open source library to extract valid data from within an
Excel (.xls) spreadsheet.
Affected packages
=================
——————————————————————-
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
——————————————————————-
1 dev-libs/freexl < 1.0.5 >= 1.0.5
Description
===========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeXL. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
======
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All FreeXL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-libs/freexl-1.0.5”
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-7435
<a href=”https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7435″ class=””>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7435</a>
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-7436
<a href=”https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7436″ class=””>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7436</a>
[ 3 ] CVE-2018-7437
<a href=”https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7437″ class=””>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7437</a>
[ 4 ] CVE-2018-7438
<a href=”https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7438″ class=””>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7438</a>
[ 5 ] CVE-2018-7439
<a href=”https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7439″ class=””>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7439</a>
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
<a href=”https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-44″ class=””>https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-44</a>
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
<a href=”mailto:security@gentoo.org” class=””>security@gentoo.org</a> or alternatively, you may file a bug at
<a href=”https://bugs.gentoo.org” class=””>https://bugs.gentoo.org</a>.
License
=======
Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
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