Gentoo: GLSA-202005-01: Long Range ZIP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Long Range ZIP. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Long Range ZIP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/lrzip-0.631_p20190619"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-8842 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8842 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-8843 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8843 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-8844 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8844 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-8845 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8845 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-8846 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8846 [ 6 ] CVE-2017-8847 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8847 [ 7 ] CVE-2017-9928 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9928 [ 8 ] CVE-2017-9929 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9929
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01
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
Optimized for compressing large files
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-arch/lrzip < 0.631_p20190619 >= 0.631_p20190619
Impact
===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted archive file possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.