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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202301-07

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                                       https://security.gentoo.org/  

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Severity: Low
Title: Alpine: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: January 11, 2023
Bugs: #807613
ID: 202301-07

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Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Alpine, the worst of which
could result in denial of service.

Background

Alpine is an easy to use text-based based mail and news client.

Affected packages

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1 mail-client/alpine < 2.25 >= 2.25

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Alpine. 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 Alpine users should upgrade to the latest version:

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=mail-client/alpine-2.25”

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-38370
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38370
[ 2 ] CVE-2021-46853
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46853

Availability

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-07

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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2023 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