GLSA 201710-29: Asterisk: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Asterisk: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	10/29/2017
Bugs:	#629682, #629692, #633856
ID:	201710-29

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Asterisk, the worst of which allows remote execution of arbitrary shell commands.

Background

A Modular Open Source PBX System.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/asterisk	< 11.25.3	>= 11.25.3	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service condition, or cause an unauthorized data disclosure by enticing a user to run malicious code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Asterisk users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/asterisk-13.17.2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201710-29.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.