Gentoo update for musl

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU27333

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8859

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing a large number of states or tags. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
sys-libs/musl to version: 1.1.15-r2

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-11

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.