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| author |   Repository QA checks <repo-qa-checks@gentoo.org> | 2016-12-05 01:49:14 +0000 |
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| committer | Repository QA checks <repo-qa-checks@gentoo.org> | 2016-12-05 01:49:14 +0000 |
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| parent | Add GLSA 201612-13 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-13.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-13.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f482089e5622 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-13.xml @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201612-13"> + <title>nghttp2: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis>Nghttp2 is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack.</synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">nghttp2</product> + <announced>December 05, 2016</announced> + <revised>December 05, 2016: 1</revised> + <bug>574780</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-libs/nghttp2" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.7.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.7.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>Nghttp2 is an implementation of HTTP/2 and its header compression + algorithm HPACK in C. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>Nghttpd, nghttp, and libnghttp2_asio applications do not limit the + memory usage for the incoming HTTP header field. If a peer sends a + specially crafted HTTP/2 HEADERS frame and CONTINUATION frame, they will + crash with an out of memory error. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.</p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All nghttp2 users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/nghttp2-1.7.1" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1544">CVE-2016-1544</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:39:02 +0000">whissi</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 05 Dec 2016 01:23:37 +0000">whissi</metadata> +</glsa> |