GLSA 201612-15: ARJ: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	ARJ: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/06/2016
Bugs:	#535708, #541500
ID:	201612-15

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ARJ, the worst of which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Open-source implementation of the ARJ archiver.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-arch/arj	< 3.10.22-r5	>= 3.10.22-r5	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

An attacker, using a specially crafted ARJ archive, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All ARJ users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/arj-3.10.22-r5"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201612-15.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.