GLSA 201701-52: libupnp: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	libupnp: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/23/2017
Bugs:	#589136, #598202
ID:	201701-52

Synopsis

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

Background

libupnp is a portable, open source, UPnP development kit.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-libs/libupnp	< 1.6.21	>= 1.6.21	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attack could arbitrarily write files to a users file system, cause a Denial of Service condition, or execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libupnp users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libupnp-1.6.21"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-52.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.