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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202412-17 ] idna: Denial of Service

Posted on 11 December 2024
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202412-17
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: idna: Denial of Service
Date: December 11, 2024
Bugs: #929208
ID: 202412-17

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in idna, which can lead to a denial
of service.

Background
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Internationalized Domain Names for Python (IDNA 2008 and UTS #46)

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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dev-python/idna < 3.7 >= 3.7

Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered in idna. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

Impact
======
Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All idna users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/idna-3.7"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2024-3651
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3651

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/202412-17

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 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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