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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201406-22 ] Network Audio System: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 25 June 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201406-22
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Network Audio System: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 25, 2014
Bugs: #484480
ID: 201406-22

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Network Audio System, the
worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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Network Audio System is a network transparent, client/server audio
transport system.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/nas < 1.9.4 >= 1.9.4

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Network Audio System.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A context-dependent 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 Network Audio System users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/nas-1.9.4"

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these
packages.

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-4256
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4256
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-4258
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4258

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-201406-22.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 2014 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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