[ GLSA 202301-06 ] liblouis: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202301-06
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 Severity: Low
    Title: liblouis: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: January 11, 2023
     Bugs: #835093
       ID: 202301-06

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in liblouis, the worst of
which could result in denial of service.

Background
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liblouis is an open-source braille translator and back-translator.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-libs/liblouis          < 3.22.0                    >= 3.22.0

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in liblouis. 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
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All liblouis users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/liblouis-3.22.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2022-26981
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26981
[ 2 ] CVE-2022-31783
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31783

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/202301-06

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 2023 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
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