GLSA 201206-28: TeX Live: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | TeX Live: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 06/25/2012 |
| Bugs: | , |
| ID: | 201206-28 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in texlive-core, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.Background
TeX Live is a complete TeX distribution.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| app-text/texlive-core | < 2009-r2 | >= 2009-r2 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in texlive-core. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
These vulnerabilities might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially-crafted DVI file, or cause a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All texlive-core users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/texlive-core-2009-r2"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
Copyright 2010 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.