GLSA 202305-29: squashfs-tools: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	squashfs-tools: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date:	05/30/2023
Bugs:	#810706, #813654
ID:	202305-29

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in squashfs-tools, the worst of which can result in an arbitrary file write.

Background

Squashfs is a compressed read-only filesystem for Linux. Squashfs is intended for general read-only filesystem use, for archival use (i.e. in cases where a .tar.gz file may be used), and in constrained block device/memory systems (e.g. embedded systems) where low overhead is needed.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-fs/squashfs-tools	< 4.5_p20210914	>= 4.5_p20210914	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All squashfs-tools users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/squashfs-tools-4.5_p20210914"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202305-29.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.