Arduino: Remote Code Execution — GLSA 202312-04

A vulnerability has been found in Arduino which bundled a vulnerable version of log4j.

Affected packages

dev-embedded/arduino on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.8.19
Unaffected versions >= 1.8.19

Background

Arduino is an open-source AVR electronics prototyping platform.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Arduino. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

Arduino bundles a vulnerable version of log4j that may lead to remote code execution.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Arduino users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-embedded/arduino-1.8.19"
 

References

Release date
December 22, 2023

Latest revision
December 22, 2023: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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