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 Severity: High
    Title: ZeroMQ: Code execution
     Date: March 28, 2019
     Bugs: #675376
       ID: 201903-22

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Synopsis
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An overflow was discovered in ZeroMQ which could lead to arbitrary code
execution.

Background
=========
Looks like an embeddable networking library but acts like a concurrency
framework

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  net-libs/zeromq              < 4.3.1                    >= 4.3.1 

Description
==========
Please reference the CVE for details.

Impact
=====
Please reference the CVE for details.

Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
=========
All ZeroMQ users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/zeromq-4.3.1"

References
=========
[ 1 ] CVE-2019-6250
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6250

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

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-22

Concerns?
========
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 2019 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/

Gentoo: GLSA-201903-22: ZeroMQ: Code execution

An overflow was discovered in ZeroMQ which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Summary

Please reference the CVE for details.

Resolution

All ZeroMQ users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/zeromq-4.3.1"

References


[ 1 ] CVE-2019-6250 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6250

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-22

Concerns

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.

Severity
Severity: High
Title: ZeroMQ: Code execution
Date: March 28, 2019
Bugs: #675376
ID: 201903-22

Synopsis

An overflow was discovered in ZeroMQ which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

Looks like an embeddable networking library but acts like a concurrency framework

Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-libs/zeromq < 4.3.1 >= 4.3.1

Impact

===== Please reference the CVE for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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