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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202409-21

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202409-21 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Hunspell, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution. Versions greater than or equal to 1.7.1 are affected.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202409-21

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Severity: Normal
Title: Hunspell: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: September 24, 2024
Bugs: #866093
ID: 202409-21

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Hunspell, the worst of
which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

Hunspell is the spell checker of LibreOffice, OpenOffice.org, Mozilla
Firefox & Thunderbird, Google Chrome.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected

app-text/hunspell < 1.7.1 >= 1.7.1

Description

Malicious input to the hunspell spell checker could result in an
application crash or other unspecified behavior.

Impact

Malicious input to the hunspell spell checker could result in an
application crash or other unspecified behavior.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Hunspell users should upgrade to the latest version:

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=app-text/hunspell-1.7.1”

References

Availability

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-21

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.