GLSA 202008-02: GNU GLOBAL: Arbitrary code execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GNU GLOBAL: Arbitrary code execution
Date:	08/08/2020
Bugs:	#646348
ID:	202008-02

Synopsis

A vulnerability in GNU GLOBAL was discovered, possibly allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

GNU GLOBAL is a source code tagging system that works the same way across diverse environments, such as Emacs editor, Vi editor, Less viewer, Bash shell, various web browsers, etc.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-util/global	< 6.6.4	>= 6.6.4	All supported architectures

Description

A vulnerability was found in an undocumented function of gozilla.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted URL using GNU GLOBAL, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GNU GLOBAL users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/global-6.6.4"

References

CVE-2017-17531

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202008-02.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.