[ GLSA 202005-10 ] libmicrodns: Multiple vulnerabilities

Thomas Deutschmann <[email protected]> Fri, 15 May 2020 00:22:27 +0200
Newsgroups	gmane.linux.gentoo.announce
Organization	Gentoo Foundation, Inc
Message-ID	<[email protected]>
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202005-10
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: libmicrodns: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: May 14, 2020
     Bugs: #714606
       ID: 202005-10

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libmicrodns, the worst of
which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background
==========

libmicrodns is an mDNS library, focused on being simple and
cross-platform.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-libs/libmicrodns         < 0.1.2                    >= 0.1.2

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libmicrodns. Please
review the CVE identifiers and the upstream advisory referenced below
for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All libmicrodns users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libmicrodns-0.1.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-6071
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6071
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-6072
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6072
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-6073
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6073
[ 4 ] CVE-2020-6077
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6077
[ 5 ] CVE-2020-6078
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6078
[ 6 ] CVE-2020-6079
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6079
[ 7 ] CVE-2020-6080
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6080
[ 8 ] VideoLAN-SB-VLC-309
      https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc309.html

Availability
============

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

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-10

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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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