Gentoo: GLSA-201904-11: Portage: Man-in-the-middle
Summary
A vulnerability was discovered in emerge-delta-webrsync and Portage that did not properly validate the revocation status of GPG keys.
Resolution
All emerge-delta-webrsync users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=app-portage/emerge-delta-webrsync-3.7.4"
All Portage users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/portage-2.3.22"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-11
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.
Background
Portage is the package management and distribution system for Gentoo.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-portage/emerge-delta-webrsync < 3.7.4 >= 3.7.4 2 sys-apps/portage < 2.3.22 >= 2.3.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages
Impact
===== A remote attacker could conduct a man-in-the-middle attack. Please review the referenced bug for specific details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.