GLSA 201612-22: Coreutils: Arbitrary code execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Coreutils: Arbitrary code execution
Date:	12/08/2016
Bugs:	#530514
ID:	201612-22

Synopsis

A vulnerability in Coreutils could lead to the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service condition.

Background

The GNU Core Utilities are the basic file, shell and text manipulation utilities of the GNU operating system.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-apps/coreutils	< 8.23	>= 8.23	All supported architectures

Description

A memory corruption flaw in GNU Coreutils’ parse_datetime function was reported. Applications using parse_datetime(), such as touch or date, may accepted untrusted input.

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 Coreutils users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/coreutils-8.23"

References

CVE-2014-9471

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201612-22.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.