Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Oniguruma, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
| Package | dev-libs/oniguruma on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 6.9.3 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 6.9.3 |
Oniguruma is a regular expression library.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oniguruma. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted string using an application linked against Oniguruma, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Oniguruma users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/oniguruma-6.9.3"
Release date
November 07, 2019
Latest revision
November 07, 2019: 1
Severity
high
Exploitable
local, remote
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