GLSA 201709-14: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	09/17/2017
Bugs:	#615870, #615994, #626776
ID:	201709-14

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which may allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

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	< 7.55.1	>= 7.55.1	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or bypass intended restrictions for TLS sessions.

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-7.55.1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201709-14.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.