Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities in Asterisk might allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
| Package | net-misc/asterisk on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.8.7.1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.8.7.1 revision >= 1.6.2.18.2 |
Asterisk is an open source telephony engine and toolkit.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Asterisk. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
An unauthenticated remote attacker may execute code with the privileges of the Asterisk process or cause a Denial of Service.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All asterisk 1.6.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/asterisk-1.6.2.18.2"
All asterisk 1.8.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/asterisk-1.8.7.1"