Gentoo: GLSA-202004-05: ledger: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ledger. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All ledger users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/ledger-3.1.2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-12481 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12481 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-12482 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12482 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-2807 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2807 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-2808 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2808
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-05
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
Ledger is a powerful, double-entry accounting system that is accessed from the UNIX command-line.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-office/ledger < 3.1.2 >= 3.1.2
Impact
===== A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted file using ledger, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.