A Binary diff security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-44
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Binary diff: Heap-based buffer overflow
Date: March 19, 2020
Bugs: #701848
ID: 202003-44

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Synopsis
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A heap-based buffer overflow in Binary diff might allow remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
==========

bsdiff and bspatch are tools for building and applying patches to
binary files.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-util/bsdiff < 4.3-r4 >= 4.3-r4

Description
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It was discovered that the implementation of bspatch did not check for
a negative value on numbers of bytes read from the diff and extra
streams.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to apply a specially crafted
patch using bspatch, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Binary diff users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/bsdiff-4.3-r4"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9862
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9862

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-44

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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