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GLSA-201612-31 : exFAT: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 95699

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201612-31 (exFAT: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Two vulnerabilities were found in exFAT. A malformed input can cause a write heap overflow or cause an endless loop.
 Impact :

 Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All exFAT users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-fs/exfat-utils-1.2.1'

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?2f3001df

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-31

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 95699

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201612-31.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 12/12/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:exfat-utils, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8026

GLSA: 201612-31