[ GLSA 202007-16 ] cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202007-16
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: July 26, 2020
     Bugs: #729374
       ID: 202007-16

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which
could result in information disclosure or data loss.

Background
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A command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-misc/curl                < 7.71.0                  >= 7.71.0

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.71.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-8169
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8169
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-8177
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8177

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

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-16

Concerns?
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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).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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