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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202208-12

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                                       https://security.gentoo.org/  

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Severity: Low
Title: mdbtools: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: August 10, 2022
Bugs: #773289, #830371
ID: 202208-12

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Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in mdbtools, the worst of
which

Background

mdbtools is a set of libraries and utilities for reading Microsoft
Access database (MDB) files.

Affected packages

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 Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected  
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1 app-office/mdbtools < 0.9.3 >= 0.9.3

Description

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

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=app-office/mdbtools-0.9.3”

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-45926
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45926
[ 2 ] CVE-2021-45927
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45927

Availability

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-12

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 2022 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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