GLSA 201403-07: grep: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	grep: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	03/26/2014
Bugs:	#448246
ID:	201403-07

Synopsis

A vulnerability in grep could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background

grep is the GNU regular expression matcher.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-apps/grep	< 2.12	>= 2.12	All supported architectures

Description

An integer overflow flaw has been discovered in grep.

Impact

An attacker could entice a user to run grep on a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All grep users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/grep-2.12"

References

CVE-2012-5667

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201403-07.xml

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.