[ GLSA 202608-19 ] quickjs-ng: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202608-19
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 Severity: High
    Title: quickjs-ng: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: August 20, 2026
     Bugs: #969863
       ID: 202608-19

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in quickjs-ng, the worst of
which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Background
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quickjs-ng is a small and embeddable JavaScript engine. It aims to
support the latest ECMAScript specification. It is a fork of QuickJS.

Affected packages
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Package              Vulnerable    Unaffected
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dev-libs/quickjs-ng  < 0.12.0      >= 0.12.0

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

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/quickjs-ng-0.12.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2026-0821
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0821
[ 2 ] CVE-2026-1144
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1144
[ 3 ] CVE-2026-1145
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1145

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

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

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202608-19

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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