GLSA-201812-11 : Rust: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 119945

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201812-11 (Rust: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Rust. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker able to control the value passed to Rust’s str::repeat function could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
In addition, a local attacker could trick another user into executing arbitrary code when using rustdoc.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Rust users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/rust-1.29.1' All Rust binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/rust-bin-1.29.1'

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 119945

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201812-11.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 12/31/2018

Updated: 7/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1000810

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:rust-bin, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:rust

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/30/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/9/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1000622, CVE-2018-1000810

GLSA: 201812-11

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