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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201509-02 ] cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 24 September 2015
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201509-02
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 24, 2015
Bugs: #547376, #552618
ID: 201509-02

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which
can allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service condition.

Background
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cURL is a tool and libcurl is a library for transferring data with URL
syntax.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/curl < 7.43.0 >= 7.43.0

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly obtain sensitive information, or cause
a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.43.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-3143
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3143
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-3144
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3144
[ 3 ] CVE-2015-3145
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3145
[ 4 ] CVE-2015-3148
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3148
[ 5 ] CVE-2015-3236
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3236
[ 6 ] CVE-2015-3237
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3237

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/201509-02

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 2015 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.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5



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