Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Catfish, allowing local attackers to escalate their privileges.
| Package | dev-util/catfish on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.0.2 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.0.2 |
Catfish is a versatile file searching tool.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Catfish. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A local attacker could gain escalated privileges via a specially crafted shared library.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Catfish users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/catfish-1.0.2"
Release date
August 13, 2014
Latest revision
August 13, 2014: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
local
Bugzilla entries