4 Gentoo Security Updates
Posted on: 10/19/2012 07:53 AM
The following updates has been released for Gentoo Linux: [ GLSA 201210-01 ] w3m: SSL spoofing vulnerability, [ GLSA 201210-02 ] MoinMoin: Multiple vulnerabilities, [ GLSA 201210-04 ] qemu-kvm: Multiple vulnerabilities, and [ GLSA 201210-03 ] rdesktop: Directory Traversal
[ GLSA 201210-01 ] w3m: SSL spoofing vulnerability- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201210-01
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Severity: Normal
Title: w3m: SSL spoofing vulnerability
Date: October 18, 2012
Bugs: #325431
ID: 201210-01
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Synopsis
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An error in the hostname matching of w3m might enable remote attackers
to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.
Background
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w3m is a text based WWW browser.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/w3m < 0.5.2-r4 >= 0.5.2-r4
Description
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A SSL spoofing vulnerability has been discovered in w3m. Please review
the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker might employ a specially crafted certificate to
conduct man-in-the-middle attacks on SSL connections made using w3m.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All w3m users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/w3m-0.5.2-r4"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2074
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2074Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-01.xmlConcerns?
=========
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.License
=======
Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201210-04
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Severity: High
Title: qemu-kvm: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 18, 2012
Bugs: #364889, #365259, #372411, #373997, #400595, #430456
ID: 201210-04
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities were found in qemu-kvm, allowing attackers to
execute arbitrary code.
Background
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qemu-kvm provides QEMU and Kernel-based Virtual Machine userland tools.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/qemu-kvm < 1.1.1-r1 >= 1.1.1-r1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in qemu-kvm. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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These vulnerabilities allow a remote attacker to cause a Denial of
Service condition on the host server or qemu process, might allow for
arbitrary code execution or a symlink attack when qemu-kvm is in
snapshot mode.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All qemu-kvm users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/qemu-kvm-1.1.1-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-1750
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1750[ 2 ] CVE-2011-1751
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1751[ 3 ] CVE-2011-2212
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2212[ 4 ] CVE-2011-2512
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2512[ 5 ] CVE-2012-0029
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0029[ 6 ] CVE-2012-2652
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2652Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-04.xmlConcerns?
=========
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.License
=======
Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201210-03
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Severity: Normal
Title: rdesktop: Directory Traversal
Date: October 18, 2012
Bugs: #364191
ID: 201210-03
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability which allows a remote attacking server to read or
overwrite arbitrary files has been found in rdesktop.
Background
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rdesktop is a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Client.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/rdesktop < 1.7.0 >= 1.7.0
Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered in rdesktop. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.
Impact
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Remote RDP servers may be able to read or overwrite arbitrary files via
a .. (dot dot) in a pathname.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All rdesktop users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rdesktop-1.7.0"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-1595
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1595Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-03.xmlConcerns?
=========
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.License
=======
Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5