GLSA 202411-04: EditorConfig core C library: arbitrary stack write

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Severity:	normal
Title:	EditorConfig core C library: arbitrary stack write
Date:	11/06/2024
Bugs:	#905308
ID:	202411-04

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in EditorConfig Core C library, which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

EditorConfig core library written in C (for use by plugins supporting EditorConfig parsing)

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-text/editorconfig-core-c	< 0.12.6	>= 0.12.6	All supported architectures

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in EditorConfig Core C library. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All EditorConfig core C library users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/editorconfig-core-c-0.12.6"

References

CVE-2023-0341

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202411-04.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.