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  • [ GLSA 202012-09 ] Cherokee: Multiple vulnerabilities

    From Thomas Deutschmann@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 23 21:20:01 2020
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202012-09
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    Severity: Low
    Title: Cherokee: Multiple vulnerabilities
    Date: December 23, 2020
    Bugs: #715204
    ID: 202012-09

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    Synopsis
    ========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Cherokee, the worst of
    which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

    Background
    ==========

    Cherokee is an extra-light web server.

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

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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    1 www-servers/cherokee <= 1.2.104-r2 Vulnerable!
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
    to another package if one is available or wait for the
    existing packages to be marked stable by their
    architecture maintainers.

    Description
    ===========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cherokee. 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
    ==========

    Gentoo has discontinued support for Cherokee. We recommend that users
    unmerge package:

    # emerge --unmerge "www-servers/cherokee"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2006-1681
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1681
    [ 2 ] CVE-2019-20798
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20798
    [ 3 ] CVE-2019-20799
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20799
    [ 4 ] CVE-2019-20800
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20800
    [ 5 ] CVE-2020-12845
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12845

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

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-09

    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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
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    Copyright 2020 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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