Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202007-43 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in TRE, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code. Versions less than 0.8.0-r2 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202007-43
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: TRE: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 27, 2020
Bugs: #597616
ID: 202007-43
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in TRE, the worst of which
could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
Background
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TRE is the free and portable approximate regex matching library.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/tre < 0.8.0-r2 >= 0.8.0-r2
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in TRE. 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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All TRE users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">Þv-libs/tre-0.8.0-r2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-8859
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8859
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/202007-43
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
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