[ GLSA 202011-04 ] Fossil: Multiple vulnerabilities

Sam James <[email protected]>
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202011-04
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Fossil: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: November 03, 2020
     Bugs: #738220
       ID: 202011-04

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Synopsis
========

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

Background
==========

Fossil is a simple, high-reliability, distributed software
configuration management system.

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

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-vcs/fossil               < 2.12.1                  >= 2.12.1

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

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

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
repository using Fossil, 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.

Resolution
==========

All Fossil users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/fossil-2.12.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-24614
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24614

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

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

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-04

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).

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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