[ GLSA 202409-21 ] Hunspell: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202409-21
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Hunspell: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: September 24, 2024
     Bugs: #866093
       ID: 202409-21

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Hunspell, the worst of
which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background
==========

Hunspell is the spell checker of LibreOffice, OpenOffice.org, Mozilla
Firefox & Thunderbird, Google Chrome.

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

Package            Vulnerable    Unaffected
-----------------  ------------  ------------
app-text/hunspell  < 1.7.1       >= 1.7.1

Description
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Malicious input to the hunspell spell checker could result in an
application crash or other unspecified behavior.

Impact
======

Malicious input to the hunspell spell checker could result in an
application crash or other unspecified behavior.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Hunspell users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/hunspell-1.7.1"

References
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Availability
============

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

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-21

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 2024 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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