GLSA 202003-17: nfdump: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	nfdump: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	03/15/2020
Bugs:	#711316
ID:	202003-17

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in nfdump, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

nfdump is a toolset in order to collect and process netflow and sflow data, sent from netflow/sflow compatible devices.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-analyzer/nfdump	< 1.6.19	>= 1.6.19	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker, by sending specially crafted netflow/sflow data, 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 nfdump users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/nfdump-1.6.19"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202003-17.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.