Security
Security
A vulnerability has been discovered in Levenshtein, which could lead to a remote code execution.
| Package | dev-python/Levenshtein on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 0.12.1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 0.12.1 |
Levenshtein is a Python extension for computing string edit distances and similarities.
Fixed handling of numerous possible wraparounds in calculating the size of memory allocations; incorrect handling of which could cause denial of service or even possible remote code execution.
Fixed handling of numerous possible wraparounds in calculating the size of memory allocations; incorrect handling of which could cause denial of service or even possible remote code execution.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Levenshtein users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/Levenshtein-0.12.1"
Release date
August 07, 2024
Latest revision
August 07, 2024: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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