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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-52
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Severity: Normal
Title: libupnp: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 23, 2017
Bugs: #589136, #598202
ID: 201701-52

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

Background
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libupnp is a portable, open source, UPnP development kit.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/libupnp < 1.6.21 >= 1.6.21

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

Impact
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A remote attack could arbitrarily write files to a users file system,
cause a Denial of Service condition, or execute arbitrary code.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libupnp users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-libs/libupnp-1.6.21”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-6255
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6255
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-8863
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8863

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/201701-52

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 2017 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

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