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  • [ GLSA 202012-14 ] cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities

    From Thomas Deutschmann@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 23 21:30:02 2020
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202012-14
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    Severity: Normal
    Title: cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
    Date: December 23, 2020
    Bugs: #737990, #759259
    ID: 202012-14

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    Synopsis
    ========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, the worst of which
    could result in information disclosure or data loss.

    Background
    ==========

    A command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs.

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

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    Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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    1 net-misc/curl < 7.74.0 >= 7.74.0

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

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

    All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.74.0"

    References
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    [ 1 ] CVE-2020-8231
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8231
    [ 2 ] CVE-2020-8284
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8284
    [ 3 ] CVE-2020-8285
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8285
    [ 4 ] CVE-2020-8286
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8286

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

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

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-14

    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@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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