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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202409-18
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202409-18 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in liblouis, the worst of which could result in denial of service. Versions greater than or equal to 3.25.0 are affected.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202409-18
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Low
Title: liblouis: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: September 22, 2024
Bugs: #905298
ID: 202409-18
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in liblouis, the worst of
which could result in denial of service.
Background
liblouis is an open-source braille translator and back-translator.
Affected packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
dev-libs/liblouis < 3.25.0 >= 3.25.0
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in liblouis. 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 liblouis users should upgrade to the latest version:
emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>Þv-libs/liblouis-3.25.0”
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2023-26767
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26767
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-26768
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26768
[ 3 ] CVE-2023-26769
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26769
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-18
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 2024 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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Ubuntu Security Notice 5996-1 - It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Ubuntu Security Notice 5996-1 - It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
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