A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - libxslt: Execution of arbitrary code. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200808-06
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: libxslt: Execution of arbitrary code
Date: August 06, 2008
Bugs: #232172
ID: 200808-06
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Synopsis
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libxslt is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow, possibly leading
to the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project. XSLT is
an XML language to define transformations for XML.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/libxslt < 1.1.24-r1 >= 1.1.24-r1
< 1.1.8
Description
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Chris Evans (Google Security) reported that the libexslt library that
is part of libxslt is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow in the
RC4 encryption/decryption functions.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to process an XML file using a
specially crafted XSLT stylesheet in an application linked against
libxslt, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.24-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-2935
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2935
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-200808-06.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
