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The following updates has been released for Gentoo Linux:

GLSA 201812-06 : CouchDB: Multiple vulnerabilities
GLSA 201812-07 : SpamAssassin: Multiple vulnerabilities
GLSA 201812-08 : Scala: Privilege escalation



GLSA 201812-06 : CouchDB: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201812-06
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: CouchDB: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 15, 2018
Bugs: #630796, #660908, #663164
ID: 201812-06

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in CouchDB, the worst of which
could lead to the remote execution of code.

Background
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Apache CouchDB is a distributed, fault-tolerant and schema-free
document-oriented database.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-db/couchdb = 2.12.4

Description
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It was discovered that Scala's compilation daemon does not properly
manage permissions for private files.

Impact
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A local attacker could escalate privileges.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Scala users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/scala-2.12.4"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-15288
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15288

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-08

Concerns?
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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
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