Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202405-16

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202405-16
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Severity: Normal
Title: Apache Commons BCEL: Remote Code Execution
Date: May 05, 2024
Bugs: #880447
ID: 202405-16

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Apache Commons BCEL, which can
lead to remote code execution.

Background
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The Byte Code Engineering Library (Apache Commons BCEL™) is intended to
give users a convenient way to analyze, create, and manipulate (binary)
Java class files (those ending with .class).

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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dev-java/bcel < 6.6.0 >= 6.6.0

Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered in U-Boot tools. Please review the
CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Apache Commons BCEL users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>Þv-java/bcel-6.6.0”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2022-34169
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34169
[ 2 ] CVE-2022-42920
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42920

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202405-16

Concerns?
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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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2024 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.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5