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A mumble security update has been released for Arch Linux.



ASA-202102-32: mumble: arbitrary code execution


Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202102-32
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2021-02-20
CVE-ID : CVE-2021-27229
Package : mumble
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link :   https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1576

Summary
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The package mumble before version 1.3.4-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 1.3.4-1.

# pacman -Syu "mumble>=1.3.4-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.3.4.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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Mumble before 1.3.4 allows remote code execution if a victim navigates
to a crafted URL on a server list and clicks on the Open Webpage text.

Impact
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A remote attacker is able to execute arbitrary code by tricking the
user into opening the web page text of a server list.

References
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  https://github.com/mumble-voip/mumble/pull/4733
  https://github.com/mumble-voip/mumble/commit/e59ee87abe249f345908c7d568f6879d16bfd648
  https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-27229