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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202608-19 ] quickjs-ng: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Posted on 20 August 2026
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202608-19
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: quickjs-ng: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: August 20, 2026
Bugs: #969863
ID: 202608-19

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in quickjs-ng, the worst of
which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Background
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quickjs-ng is a small and embeddable JavaScript engine. It aims to
support the latest ECMAScript specification. It is a fork of QuickJS.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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dev-libs/quickjs-ng < 0.12.0 >= 0.12.0

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

Impact
======
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 quickjs-ng users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/quickjs-ng-0.12.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2026-0821
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0821
[ 2 ] CVE-2026-1144
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1144
[ 3 ] CVE-2026-1145
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1145

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/202608-19

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 2026 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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