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PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 2:26 am    Post subject: [ GLSA 202101-24 ] cfitsio Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: cfitsio: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202101-24)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2021-01-26
Bug(s): #673944
ID: 202101-24

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cfitsio, the worst of
which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.


Background

A C and Fortran library for manipulating FITS files.

Affected Packages

Package: sci-libs/cfitsio
Vulnerable: < 3.490
Unaffected: >= 3.490
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cfitsio. 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 cfitsio users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-libs/cfitsio-3.490"
   


References

CVE-2018-3846
CVE-2018-3847
CVE-2018-3848
CVE-2018-3849
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