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GLSA-201612-40 : SQUASHFS: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 95743

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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-201612-40 (SQUASHFS: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted .sqsh file using unsquashfs; possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All squashfs-tools users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-fs/squashfs-tools-4.3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-40

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 95743

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201612-40.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Published: 12/13/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:squashfs-tools, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4024, CVE-2012-4025

GLSA: 201612-40