- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201611-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: MongoDB: Denial of Service Date: November 20, 2016 Bugs: #542880 ID: 201611-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability in MongoDB can lead to a Denial of Service condition. Background ========== MongoDB (from "humongous") is a scalable, high-performance, open source, schema-free, document-oriented database. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-db/mongodb < 2.4.13 >= 2.4.13 Description =========== MongoDB's 'mongod' server fails to validate some cases of malformed BSON. Impact ====== A remote attacker could send a specially crafted BSON request possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All MongoDB users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mongodb-2.4.13" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2015-1609 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1609 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-13 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 2016 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