GLSA 202311-02: Netatalk: Multiple Vulnerabilities including root remote code execution

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Severity:	high
Title:	Netatalk: Multiple Vulnerabilities including root remote code execution
Date:	11/01/2023
Bugs:	#837623, #881259, #915354
ID:	202311-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Netatalk, which could lead to remote code execution

Background

Netatalk is a kernel level implementation of the AppleTalk Protocol Suite, which allows Unix hosts to act as file, print, and time servers for Apple computers. It includes several script utilities, including etc2ps.sh.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-fs/netatalk	< 3.1.18	>= 3.1.18	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Netatalk. 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 Netatalk users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/netatalk-3.1.18"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202311-02.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.