GLSA 201509-04: libtasn1: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	libtasn1: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	09/24/2015
Bugs:	#544922, #548252
ID:	201509-04

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libtasn1, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

libtasn1 is an ASN.1 library

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-libs/libtasn1	< 1.4.5	>= 1.4.5	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libtasn1. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libtasn1 users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libtasn1-1.4.5"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201509-04.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.