A Transmission security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

gentoo-announce: GLSA 202007-07 : Transmission: Remote code execution

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202007-07
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Transmission: Remote code execution
Date: July 26, 2020
Bugs: #723258
ID: 202007-07

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Synopsis
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A use-after-free possibly allowing remote execution of code was
discovered in Transmission.

Background
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Transmission is a cross-platform BitTorrent client.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-p2p/transmission < 3.00 >= 3.00

Description
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Transmission mishandles some memory management which may allow
manipulation of the heap.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
torrent file using Transmission, 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 Transmission users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/transmission-3.00"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-10756
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10756

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/202007-07

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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belongs to its owner(s).

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