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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201812-11
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Rust: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: December 30, 2018
     Bugs: #662904
       ID: 201812-11

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Rust, the worst which may
allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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A systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents
segfaults, and guarantees thread safety.

Affected packages
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    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  dev-lang/rust                < 1.29.1                  >= 1.29.1
  2  dev-lang/rust-bin            < 1.29.1                  >= 1.29.1
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     2 affected packages

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Rust. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker able to control the value passed to Rust's
str::repeat function could possibly cause a Denial of Service
condition.

In addition, a local attacker could trick another user into executing
arbitrary code when using rustdoc.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Rust users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/rust-1.29.1"

All Rust binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/rust-bin-1.29.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-1000622
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000622
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-1000810
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000810

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/201812-11

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 2018 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