A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Texinfo: Buffer overflow. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200611-16
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Texinfo: Buffer overflow
Date: November 21, 2006
Bugs: #154316
ID: 200611-16
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Synopsis
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Texinfo is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to the
execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Texinfo is the official documentation system of the GNU project.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-apps/texinfo < 4.8-r5 >= 4.8-r5
Description
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Miloslav Trmac from Red Hat discovered a buffer overflow in the
"readline()" function of texindex.c. The "readline()" function is
called by the texi2dvi and texindex commands.
Impact
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By enticing a user to open a specially crafted Texinfo file, an
attacker could execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user
running Texinfo.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Texinfo users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/texinfo-4.8-r5"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-4810
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4810
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-16.xml
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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 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
