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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-14
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: LZO: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 02, 2017
Bugs: #515238
ID: 201701-14
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Synopsis
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An integer overflow in LZO might allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Background
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LZO is an extremely fast compression and decompression library
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/lzo < 2.08 >= 2.08
Description
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LZO is vulnerable to an integer overflow condition in the
“lzo1x_decompress_safe” function which could result in a possible
buffer overrun when processing maliciously crafted compressed input
data.
Impact
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A remote attacker could send specially crafted compressed input data
possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition or arbitrary code
execution.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All LZO users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-libs/lzo-2.08”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-4607
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-4607
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-14
Concerns?
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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
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Copyright 2017 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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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