GLSA 202005-01: Long Range ZIP: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	low
Title:	Long Range ZIP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	05/12/2020
Bugs:	#617930, #624462
ID:	202005-01

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Long Range ZIP, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

Optimized for compressing large files

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-arch/lrzip	< 0.631_p20190619	>= 0.631_p20190619	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted archive file possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Long Range ZIP users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/lrzip-0.631_p20190619"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202005-01.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.