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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201804-04
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Severity: Normal
Title: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 08, 2018
Bugs: #645698, #650056
ID: 201804-04

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which
could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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A command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/curl < 7.59.0 >= 7.59.0

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

Impact
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Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain
sensitive information, or have other unspecified impacts.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-misc/curl-7.59.0”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-1000005
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000005
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-1000007
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000007
[ 3 ] CVE-2018-1000120
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000120
[ 4 ] CVE-2018-1000121
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000121
[ 5 ] CVE-2018-1000122
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000122

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/201804-04

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 2018 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
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