Gentoo alert 202407-16 (GNU Coreutils)

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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202407-16 ] GNU Coreutils: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:30:10 -0000
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202407-16
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 Severity: High
    Title: GNU Coreutils: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
     Date: July 05, 2024
     Bugs: #922474
       ID: 202407-16

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Synopsis
========

A vulnerability has been discovered in Coreutils, which can lead to a
heap buffer overflow and possibly aribitrary code execution.

Background
==========

The GNU Core Utilities are the basic file, shell and text manipulation
utilities of the GNU operating system.

Affected packages
=================

Package             Vulnerable    Unaffected
------------------  ------------  ------------
sys-apps/coreutils  < 9.4-r1      >= 9.4-r1

Description
===========

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Coreutils "split" program
that can lead to a heap buffer overflow and possibly arbitrary code
execution.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Coreutils users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/coreutils-9.4-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2024-0684
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0684

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-16

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 2024 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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