- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201209-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Expat: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: September 24, 2012 Bugs: #280615, #303727, #407519 ID: 201209-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Expat, possibly resulting in Denial of Service. Background ========== Expat is a set of XML parsing libraries. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/expat < 2.1.0_beta3 >= 2.1.0_beta3 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Expat. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted XML file in an application linked against Expat, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Expat users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/expat-2.1.0_beta3" Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages. References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2009-3560 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3560 [ 2 ] CVE-2009-3720 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3720 [ 3 ] CVE-2012-0876 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0876 [ 4 ] CVE-2012-1147 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1147 [ 5 ] CVE-2012-1148 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1148 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-06.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 ======= Copyright 2012 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. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5