GLSA 202402-30: Glances: Arbitrary Code Execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Glances: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date:	02/26/2024
Bugs:	#791565
ID:	202402-30

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been found in Glances which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. It allows real-time monitoring of various aspects of your system such as CPU, memory, disk, network usage etc.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-process/glances	< 3.1.7	>= 3.1.7	All supported architectures

Description

A vulnerability in XML parsing may lead to a variety of XML attacks.

Impact

A vulnerability in XML parsing may lead to a variety of XML attacks.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Glances users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-process/glances-3.1.7"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202402-30.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.