GLSA Advocate
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 201408-04 ] Catfish: Multiple Vulnerabilities |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: Catfish: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201408-04)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local
Date: August 13, 2014
Bug(s): #502536
ID: 201408-04
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Catfish, allowing local
attackers to escalate their privileges.
Background
Catfish is a versatile file searching tool.
Affected Packages
Package: dev-util/catfish
Vulnerable: < 1.0.2
Unaffected: >= 1.0.2
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Catfish. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A local attacker could gain escalated privileges via a specially crafted
shared library.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Catfish users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/catfish-1.0.2"
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References
CVE-2014-2093
CVE-2014-2094
CVE-2014-2095
CVE-2014-2096 |
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