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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201206-28 ] TeX Live: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 25 June 2012
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201206-28
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: TeX Live: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 25, 2012
Bugs: #264598, #324019
ID: 201206-28

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities were found in texlive-core, allowing attackers
to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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TeX Live is a complete TeX distribution.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/texlive-core < 2009-r2 >= 2009-r2

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

Impact
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These vulnerabilities might allow user-assisted remote attackers to
execute arbitrary code via a specially-crafted DVI file, or cause a
Denial of Service.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All texlive-core users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/texlive-core-2009-r2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-1284
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1284
[ 2 ] CVE-2010-0739
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0739
[ 3 ] CVE-2010-0827
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0827
[ 4 ] CVE-2010-1440
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1440

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xml

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 2012 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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