A corosync security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

GLSA 202107-01 : corosync: Denial of service

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202107-01
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: corosync: Denial of service
Date: July 03, 2021
Bugs: #658354
ID: 202107-01

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in corosync could lead to a Denial of Service
condition.

Background
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The Corosync Cluster Engine is a Group Communication System with
additional features for implementing high availability within
applications.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-cluster/corosync < 3.0.4 >= 3.0.4

Description
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It was discovered that corosync allowed an unauthenticated user to
cause a Denial of Service by application crash.

Impact
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A remote attacker could send a malicious crafted packet, possibly
resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All corosync users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-cluster/corosync-3.0.4"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-1084
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1084

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/202107-01

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 2021 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