GLSA 201509-02: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	09/24/2015
Bugs:	#547376, #552618
ID:	201509-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which can allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service condition.

Background

cURL is a tool and libcurl is a library for transferring data with URL syntax.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/curl	< 7.43.0	>= 7.43.0	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly obtain sensitive information, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.43.0"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201509-02.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.