A Mono security update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201206-13
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Mono: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 21, 2012
Bugs: #277878, #342133, #345561, #346401, #351087, #372983
ID: 201206-13
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Mono, the worst of which
allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Mono is an open source implementation of Microsoft's .NET Framework.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-util/mono-debugger < 2.8.1-r1 >= 2.8.1-r1
2 dev-lang/mono < 2.10.2-r1 >= 2.10.2-r1
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2 affected packages
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mono and Mono
debugger. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code, bypass general
constraints, obtain the source code for .aspx applications, obtain
other sensitive information, cause a Denial of Service, modify internal
data structures, or corrupt the internal state of the security manager.
A local attacker could entice a user into running Mono debugger in a
directory containing a specially crafted library file to execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Mono debugger.
A context-dependant attacker could bypass the authentication mechanism
provided by the XML Signature specification.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Mono debugger users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-util/mono-debugger-2.8.1-r1"
All Mono users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/mono-2.10.2-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-0217
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0217
[ 2 ] CVE-2010-3332
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3332
[ 3 ] CVE-2010-3369
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3369
[ 4 ] CVE-2010-4159
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4159
[ 5 ] CVE-2010-4225
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4225
[ 6 ] CVE-2010-4254
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4254
[ 7 ] CVE-2011-0989
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0989
[ 8 ] CVE-2011-0990
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0990
[ 9 ] CVE-2011-0991
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0991
[ 10 ] CVE-2011-0992
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0992
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-201206-13.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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2012 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
