GLSA 201701-47: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:normal
Title:cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:01/19/2017
Bugs: #536014, #573102, #583394, #590482, #592974, #593716, #597760, #603370, #603574
ID:201701-47

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

cURL is a tool and libcurl is a library for transferring data with URL syntax.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
net-misc/curl < 7.52.1 >= 7.52.1 All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review the CVE identifiers and bug reports referenced for details.

Impact

Remote attackers could conduct a Man-in-the-Middle attack to obtain sensitive information, cause a Denial of Service condition, or execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.52.1"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-47.xml

Concerns?

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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