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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201612-31 ] exFAT: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 12 December 2016
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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201612-31 ] exFAT: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201612-31
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: exFAT: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 12, 2016
Bugs: #563936
ID: 201612-31

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Synopsis
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Two vulnerabilities have been found in exFAT allowing remote attackers
to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.

Background
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A full-featured exFAT file system implementation for Unix-like systems.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-fs/exfat-utils < 1.2.1 >= 1.2.1

Description
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Two vulnerabilities were found in exFAT. A malformed input can cause a
write heap overflow or cause an endless loop.

Impact
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Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of
Service.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All exFAT users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/exfat-utils-1.2.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-8026
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8026
[ 2 ] Heap overflow and endless loop in exfatfsck / exfat-utils

http://blog.fuzzing-project.org/25-Heap-overflow-and-endless-loop-in-exfa=tfsck-exfat-utils.html

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/201612-31

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 2016 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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