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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201701-73.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201701-73.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2cf658257c44 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201701-73.xml @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201701-73"> + <title>SQUASHFS: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SQUASHFS, the + worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">squashfs</product> + <announced>2017-01-29</announced> + <revised>2017-01-29: 1</revised> + <bug>552484</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-fs/squashfs-tools" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.3-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.3-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>Squashfs is a compressed read-only filesystem for Linux. Squashfs is + intended for general read-only filesystem use, for archival use (i.e. in + cases where a .tar.gz file may be used), and in constrained block + device/memory systems (e.g. embedded systems) where low overhead is + needed. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SQUASHFS. Please review + the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>Remote attackers, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted + SQUASHFS image, could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the + process. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All SQUASHFS users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/squashfs-tools-4.3-r1" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-4645">CVE-2015-4645</uri> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-4646">CVE-2015-4646</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-01-19T10:43:44Z">b-man</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-01-29T16:58:33Z">b-man</metadata> +</glsa> |