GLSA 201405-24: Apache Portable Runtime, APR Utility Library: Denial of Service

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Severity:	low
Title:	Apache Portable Runtime, APR Utility Library: Denial of Service
Date:	05/18/2014
Bugs:	#339527, #366903, #368651, #399089
ID:	201405-24

Synopsis

Memory consumption errors in Apache Portable Runtime and APR Utility Library could result in Denial of Service.

Background

The Apache Portable Runtime (aka APR) provides a set of APIs for creating platform-independent applications. The Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library (aka APR-Util) provides an interface to functionality such as XML parsing, string matching and database connections.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-libs/apr	< 1.4.8-r1	>= 1.4.8-r1	All supported architectures
dev-libs/apr-util	< 1.3.10	>= 1.3.10	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache Portable Runtime and APR Utility Library. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Apache Portable Runtime users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/apr-1.4.8-r1"

All users of the APR Utility Library should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/apr-util-1.3.10"

Packages which depend on these libraries may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-24.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.