[ GLSA 202101-24 ] cfitsio: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202101-24
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: cfitsio: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: January 26, 2021
     Bugs: #673944
       ID: 202101-24

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Synopsis
========

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

Background
==========

A C and Fortran library for manipulating FITS files.

Affected packages
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  1  sci-libs/cfitsio             < 3.490                    >= 3.490

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

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All cfitsio users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-libs/cfitsio-3.490"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-3846
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3846
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-3847
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3847
[ 3 ] CVE-2018-3848
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3848
[ 4 ] CVE-2018-3849
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3849

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

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

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-24

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 2021 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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