A vulnerability in emerge-delta-webrsync and Portage could result in a man-in-the-middle attack.
Package | app-portage/emerge-delta-webrsync on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 3.7.4 |
Unaffected versions | >= 3.7.4 |
Package | sys-apps/portage on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 2.3.22 |
Unaffected versions | >= 2.3.22 |
Portage is the package management and distribution system for Gentoo.
A vulnerability was discovered in emerge-delta-webrsync and Portage that did not properly validate the revocation status of GPG keys.
A remote attacker could conduct a man-in-the-middle attack. Please review the referenced bug for specific details.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All emerge-delta-webrsync users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-portage/emerge-delta-webrsync-3.7.4"
All Portage users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/portage-2.3.22"
Release date
April 08, 2019
Latest revision
April 08, 2019: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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