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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202310-17
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202310-17 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in UnZip, the worst of which could lead to code execution. Versions greater than or equal to 6.0_p27 are affected.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202310-17
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: UnZip: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: October 30, 2023
Bugs: #831190
ID: 202310-17
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in UnZip, the worst of
which could lead to code execution.
Background
Info-ZIP’s UnZip is a tool to list and extract files inside PKZIP
compressed files.
Affected packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
app-arch/unzip < 6.0_p27 >= 6.0_p27
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in UnZip. 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 UnZip users should upgrade to the latest version:
emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=app-arch/unzip-6.0_p27”
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2022-0529
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0529
[ 2 ] CVE-2022-0530
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0530
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-17
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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