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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202407-16

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202407-16 - A vulnerability has been discovered in Coreutils, which can lead to a heap buffer overflow and possibly arbitrary code execution. Versions greater than or equal to 9.4-r1 are affected.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202407-16

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Severity: High
Title: GNU Coreutils: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Date: July 05, 2024
Bugs: #922474
ID: 202407-16

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in Coreutils, which can lead to a
heap buffer overflow and possibly aribitrary code execution.

Background

The GNU Core Utilities are the basic file, shell and text manipulation
utilities of the GNU operating system.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected

sys-apps/coreutils < 9.4-r1 >= 9.4-r1

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Coreutils “split” program
that can lead to a heap buffer overflow and possibly arbitrary code
execution.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Coreutils users should upgrade to the latest version:

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=sys-apps/coreutils-9.4-r1”

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2024-0684
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0684

Availability

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-16

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.