GLSA 202208-12 : mdbtools: Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202208-12
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: mdbtools: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: August 10, 2022
Bugs: #773289, #830371
ID: 202208-12
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in mdbtools, the worst of
which
Background
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mdbtools is a set of libraries and utilities for reading Microsoft
Access database (MDB) files.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-office/mdbtools < 0.9.3 >= 0.9.3
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in mdbtools. Please review
the CVE identifiers 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 mdbtools users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/mdbtools-0.9.3"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-45926
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45926
[ 2 ] CVE-2021-45927
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45927
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/202208-12
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 2022 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
A mdbtools security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.