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GLSA 202301-07 : Alpine: Multiple Vulnerabilities


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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202301-07
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: Alpine: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: January 11, 2023
Bugs: #807613
ID: 202301-07

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Alpine, the worst of which
could result in denial of service.

Background
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Alpine is an easy to use text-based based mail and news client.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 mail-client/alpine < 2.25 >= 2.25

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

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Alpine users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/alpine-2.25"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-38370
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38370
[ 2 ] CVE-2021-46853
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46853

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/202301-07

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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Copyright 2023 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.

  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5