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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