GLSA 201803-12: BusyBox: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	BusyBox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	03/26/2018
Bugs:	#563756, #635392, #638258
ID:	201803-12

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in BusyBox, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

BusyBox is a set of tools for embedded systems and is a replacement for GNU Coreutils.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-apps/busybox	< 1.28.0	>= 1.28.0	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

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

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All BusyBox users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/busybox-1.28.0"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201803-12.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.