- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Varnish: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: December 15, 2014 Bugs: #458888, #489944 ID: 201412-30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Varnish, the worst of which could allow a remote attacker to create a Denial of Service condition. Background ========== Varnish is a web application accelerator. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-servers/varnish < 3.0.5 >= 3.0.5 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Varnish. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition via a specially crafted GET request. Furthermore a local attacker could obtain sensitive information through insecure permissions on logfiles. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Varnish users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/varnish-3.0.5" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2013-0345 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-0345 [ 2 ] CVE-2013-4484 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4484 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-30.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 2014 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