Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202012-2 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in SeaMonkey, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code. Versions less than 2.53.5.1 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202012-02
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Severity: Normal
Title: SeaMonkey: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 07, 2020
Bugs: #718738, #718746
ID: 202012-02
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in SeaMonkey, the worst of
which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
Background
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The SeaMonkey project is a community effort to deliver
production-quality releases of code derived from the application
formerly known as "Mozilla Application Suite".
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/seamonkey < 2.53.5.1 >= 2.53.5
2 www-client/seamonkey-bin
<= 2.49.1_rc2 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.
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2 affected packages
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SeaMonkey. Please
review referenced release notes for more details.
Impact
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Please review the referenced release notes for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All SeaMonkey users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/seamonkey-2.53.5.1"
Gentoo has discontinued support for the SeaMonkey binary package. We
recommend that users unmerge the SeaMonkey binary package:
# emerge --unmerge "www-client/seamonkey-bin"
NOTE: The Gentoo developer(s) maintaining the SeaMonkey binary package
have discontinued support at this time. It may be possible that a new
Gentoo developer will update it at a later date. The alternative is
using the standard SeaMonkey package.
References
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[ 1 ] SeaMonkey 2.53.2 Release Notes
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/seamonkey2.53.2/
[ 2 ] SeaMonkey 2.53.3 Release Notes
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/seamonkey2.53.3/
[ 3 ] SeaMonkey 2.53.4 Release Notes
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/seamonkey2.53.4/
[ 4 ] SeaMonkey 2.53.5 Release Notes
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/seamonkey2.53.5/
[ 5 ] SeaMonkey 2.53.5.1 Release Notes
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/seamonkey2.53.5.1/
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/202012-02
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