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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202310-10

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202310-10 - A vulnerability has been discovered in libcue which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Versions greater than or equal to 2.2.1-r1 are affected.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202310-10


                                       https://security.gentoo.org/  

Severity: High
Title: libcue: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date: October 10, 2023
Bugs: #915500
ID: 202310-10


Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in libcue which could allow for
arbitrary code execution.

Background

libcue is a CUE Sheet Parser Library.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected


media-libs/libcue < 2.2.1-r1 >= 2.2.1-r1

Description

libcue does not check bounds in a loop and suffers from an integer
overflow flaw which can be exploited to take over the program.

Impact

Untrusted CUE sheet files can lead to arbitrary code execution.

app-misc/tracker-miners[cue] uses libcue to index CUE Sheet files in
directories. It is possible that downloading a malicious CUE Sheet file
into a directory indexed by tracker-miners could lead to remote code
execution.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libcue users should upgrade to the latest version:

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=media-libs/libcue-2.2.1-r1”

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2023-43641
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43641

Availability

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-10

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

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