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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201908-17 ] ZeroMQ: Arbitrary code execution

Posted on 15 August 2019
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201908-17
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: ZeroMQ: Arbitrary code execution
Date: August 15, 2019
Bugs: #689426
ID: 201908-17

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Synopsis
========
A vulnerability in ZeroMQ might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary
code.

Background
==========
Looks like an embeddable networking library but acts like a concurrency
framework.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/zeromq < 4.3.2 >= 4.3.2

Description
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A buffer overflow was discovered in ZeroMQ.

Impact
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An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the process 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 ZeroMQ users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/zeromq-4.3.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-13132
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13132

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/201908-17

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 2019 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


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