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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202408-26 ] matio: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Posted on 11 August 2024
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202408-26
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: matio: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: August 11, 2024
Bugs: #803131
ID: 202408-26

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in matio, the worst of
which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background
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matio is a library for reading and writing matlab files.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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sci-libs/matio < 1.5.22 >= 1.5.22

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in matio. 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 matio users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-libs/matio-1.5.22"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-36428
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36428
[ 2 ] CVE-2021-36977
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36977

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/202408-26

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 2024 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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