GLSA 202408-04: Levenshtein: Remote Code Execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Levenshtein: Remote Code Execution
Date:	08/07/2024
Bugs:	#766009
ID:	202408-04

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in Levenshtein, which could lead to a remote code execution.

Background

Levenshtein is a Python extension for computing string edit distances and similarities.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-python/Levenshtein	< 0.12.1	>= 0.12.1	All supported architectures

Description

Fixed handling of numerous possible wraparounds in calculating the size of memory allocations; incorrect handling of which could cause denial of service or even possible remote code execution.

Impact

Fixed handling of numerous possible wraparounds in calculating the size of memory allocations; incorrect handling of which could cause denial of service or even possible remote code execution.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Levenshtein users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/Levenshtein-0.12.1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202408-04.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.