A libmicrodns security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202005-10
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: libmicrodns: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 14, 2020
Bugs: #714606
ID: 202005-10
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libmicrodns, the worst of
which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
Background
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libmicrodns is an mDNS library, focused on being simple and
cross-platform.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/libmicrodns < 0.1.2 >= 0.1.2
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libmicrodns. Please
review the CVE identifiers and the upstream advisory referenced below
for details.
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All libmicrodns users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libmicrodns-0.1.2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-6071
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6071
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-6072
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6072
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-6073
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6073
[ 4 ] CVE-2020-6077
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6077
[ 5 ] CVE-2020-6078
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6078
[ 6 ] CVE-2020-6079
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6079
[ 7 ] CVE-2020-6080
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6080
[ 8 ] VideoLAN-SB-VLC-309
https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc309.html
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-10
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 2020 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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-
