GLSA 202101-03: ipmitool: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	ipmitool: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/10/2021
Bugs:	#708436
ID:	202101-03

Synopsis

A buffer overflow in ipmitool might allow remote attacker(s) to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Utility for controlling IPMI enabled devices.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-apps/ipmitool	< 1.8.18_p20201004-r1	>= 1.8.18_p20201004-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ipmiool. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All ipmitool users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=sys-apps/ipmitool-1.8.18_p20201004-r1"

References

CVE-2020-5208

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202101-03.xml

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.