[ GLSA 202007-43 ] TRE: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202007-43
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: TRE: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: July 27, 2020
     Bugs: #597616
       ID: 202007-43

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

Background
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TRE is the free and portable approximate regex matching library.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-libs/tre                < 0.8.0-r2               >= 0.8.0-r2

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

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All TRE users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/tre-0.8.0-r2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-8859
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8859

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/202007-43

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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