[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201206-28 ] TeX Live: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201206-28

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http://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: TeX Live: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: June 25, 2012

Bugs: #264598, #324019

ID: 201206-28

 

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Synopsis

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Multiple vulnerabilities were found in texlive-core, allowing attackers

to execute arbitrary code.

 

Background

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TeX Live is a complete TeX distribution.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 app-text/texlive-core < 2009-r2 >= 2009-r2

 

Description

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in texlive-core. Please

review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

 

Impact

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These vulnerabilities might allow user-assisted remote attackers to

execute arbitrary code via a specially-crafted DVI file, or cause a

Denial of Service.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All texlive-core users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/texlive-core-2009-r2"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-1284

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1284

[ 2 ] CVE-2010-0739

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0739

[ 3 ] CVE-2010-0827

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0827

[ 4 ] CVE-2010-1440

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1440

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xml

 

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

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2012 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.

 

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