A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200804-14
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 14, 2008
Bugs: #216022
ID: 200804-14
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Opera, allowing for
execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Opera is a fast web browser that is available free of charge.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/opera < 9.27 >= 9.27
Description
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Michal Zalewski reported two vulnerabilities, memory corruption when
adding news feed sources from a website (CVE-2008-1761) as well as when
processing HTML CANVAS elements to use scaled images (CVE-2008-1762).
Additionally, an unspecified weakness related to keyboard handling of
password inputs has been reported (CVE-2008-1764).
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to visit a specially crafted web
site or news feed and possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running Opera.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Opera users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/opera-9.27"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-1761
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1761
[ 2 ] CVE-2008-1762
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1762
[ 3 ] CVE-2008-1764
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1764
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-200804-14.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 2008 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
