The following updates has been released for Gentoo Linux:
GLSA 201711-13 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
GLSA 201711-14 : IcedTea: Multiple vulnerabilities
GLSA 201711-15 : PHPUnit: Remote code execution
GLSA 201711-16 : CouchDB: Multiple vulnerabilities
GLSA 201711-13 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
GLSA 201711-14 : IcedTea: Multiple vulnerabilities
GLSA 201711-15 : PHPUnit: Remote code execution
GLSA 201711-16 : CouchDB: Multiple vulnerabilities
GLSA 201711-13 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201711-13
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 19, 2017
Bugs: #637630
ID: 201711-13
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the
worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
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The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the SWF file format, which is
commonly used to provide interactive websites.
Affected packages
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1 www-plugins/adobe-flash < 27.0.0.187 >= 27.0.0.187
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and Adobe Security
Bulletin for details.
Impact
======
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-27.0.0.187"
References
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[ 1 ] Adobe Security Bulletin
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-33.
html
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-11213
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-11213
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-11215
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-11215
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-11225
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-11225
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-3112
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3112
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-3114
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3114
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-13
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 2017 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
GLSA 201711-14 : IcedTea: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201711-14
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: IcedTea: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 19, 2017
Bugs: #636522
ID: 201711-14
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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in IcedTea, the worst of which
may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Background
==========
IcedTea’s aim is to provide OpenJDK in a form suitable for easy
configuration, compilation and distribution with the primary goal of
allowing inclusion in GNU/Linux distributions.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-java/icedtea-bin < 3.6.0 >= 3.6.0
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in IcedTea. Please review
the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Impact
======
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or gain
access to information.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All IcedTea binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/icedtea-bin-3.6.0"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-10274
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10274
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-10281
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10281
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-10285
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10285
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-10295
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10295
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-10345
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10345
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-10346
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10346
[ 7 ] CVE-2017-10347
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10347
[ 8 ] CVE-2017-10348
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10348
[ 9 ] CVE-2017-10349
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10349
[ 10 ] CVE-2017-10350
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10350
[ 11 ] CVE-2017-10355
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10355
[ 12 ] CVE-2017-10356
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10356
[ 13 ] CVE-2017-10357
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10357
[ 14 ] CVE-2017-10388
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-10388
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-14
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 2017 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
GLSA 201711-15 : PHPUnit: Remote code execution
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201711-15
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: PHPUnit: Remote code execution
Date: November 19, 2017
Bugs: #635356
ID: 201711-15
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Synopsis
========
A vulnerability was discovered in PHPUnit which may allow an
unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code.
Background
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PHPUnit is a programmer-oriented testing framework for PHP. It is an
instance of the xUnit architecture for unit testing frameworks.
Affected packages
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1 dev-php/phpunit < 5.7.15-r1 >= 5.7.15-r1
Description
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When PHPUnit is installed in a production environment via composer and
these modules are in a web accessible directory, the eval-stdin.php
file in PHPUnit contains vulnerable statements that trigger the
vulnerability.
Impact
======
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary PHP code or cause a
Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There are several ways to fix or mitigate this vulnerability:
Remove PHPUnit from the production environment.
Update PHPUnit.
Manually apply the patch.
Disable direct access to the composer packages by placing .htaccess
file to /vendor folder.
Resolution
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All PHPUnit users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/phpunit-5.7.15-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-9841
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-9841
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-15
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 2017 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
GLSA 201711-16 : CouchDB: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201711-16
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: CouchDB: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 19, 2017
Bugs: #637516
ID: 201711-16
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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in CouchDB, the worst of which
could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary shell commands.
Background
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Apache CouchDB is a distributed, fault-tolerant and schema-free
document-oriented database.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-db/couchdb < 1.7.1 >= 1.7.1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in CouchDB. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
======
A remote attacker could execute arbitrary shell commands or escalate
privileges.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All CouchDB users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/couchdb-1.7.1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-12635
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12635
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-12636
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12636
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16
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 2017 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
