[ GLSA 202312-04 ] Arduino: Remote Code Execution

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202312-04
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Arduino: Remote Code Execution
     Date: December 22, 2023
     Bugs: #830716
       ID: 202312-04

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been found in Arduino which bundled a vulnerable
version of log4j.

Background
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Arduino is an open-source AVR electronics prototyping platform.

Affected packages
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Package               Vulnerable    Unaffected
--------------------  ------------  ------------
dev-embedded/arduino  < 1.8.19      >= 1.8.19

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

A vulnerability has been discovered in Arduino. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Arduino bundles a vulnerable version of log4j that may lead to remote
code execution.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Arduino users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-embedded/arduino-1.8.19"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-4104
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4104

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/202312-04

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
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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