Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202005-12 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSLP, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code. Versions less than or equal to 2.0.0-r5 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202005-12
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: OpenSLP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 14, 2020
Bugs: #662878
ID: 202005-12
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSLP, the worst of which
could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
Background
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OpenSLP is an open-source implementation of Service Location Protocol
(SLP).
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/openslp <= 2.0.0-r5 Vulnerable!
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
to another package if one is available or wait for the
existing packages to be marked stable by their
architecture maintainers.
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSLP. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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Gentoo has discontinued support for OpenSLP. We recommend that users
unmerge OpenSLP:
# emerge --unmerge "net-libs/openslp"
NOTE: The Gentoo developer(s) maintaining OpenSLP have discontinued
support at this time. It may be possible that a new Gentoo developer
will update OpenSLP at a later date. No known alternatives to OpenSLP
are in the tree at this time.
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-17833
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17833
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-5544
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5544
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/202005-12
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 2020 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