Arch Linux alert ASA-201609-8 (libtorrent-rasterbar)

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Remi Gacogne <rgacogne@archlinux.org> 
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[arch-security] [ASA-201609-8] libtorrent-rasterbar: denial of service 
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Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:41:22 +0200
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201609-8
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Severity: Low
Date    : 2016-09-13
CVE-ID  : CVE-2016-7164
Package : libtorrent-rasterbar
Type    : denial of service
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary
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The package libtorrent-rasterbar before version 1:1.1.1-1 is vulnerable
to denial of service.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 1:1.1.1-1.

# pacman -Syu "libtorrent-rasterbar>=1:1.1.1-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.1.1.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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A bug has been found in the libtorrent-rasterbar code handling
GZIP-encoded responses from a tracker, where malformed responses could
lead to a crash.

Impact
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A remote attacker can crash a client using libtorrent-rasterbar by
sending malformed GZIP-encoded responses from a tracker.

References
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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/443
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7164