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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201804-21
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: librelp: Remote code execution
Date: April 22, 2018
Bugs: #651192
ID: 201804-21

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been found in librelp that may allow a remote
attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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A reliable logging program.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/librelp < 1.2.15 >= 1.2.15

Description
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A buffer overflow was discovered in librelp with the handling of x509
certificates.

Impact
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A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted x509 certificate,
could execute arbitrary code.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All librelp users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-libs/librelp-1.2.15”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-1000140
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000140

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/201804-21

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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