Mumble: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code — GLSA 202105-13

A vulnerability has been found in Mumble that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Affected packages

Package	media-sound/mumble on all architectures
Affected versions	< 1.3.4
Unaffected versions	>= 1.3.4

Background

Mumble is low-latency voice chat software intended for use with gaming.

Description

Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted server list (web page) using Mumble, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mumble users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/mumble-1.3.4"

References

CVE-2021-27229

Release date
May 26, 2021

Latest revision
May 26, 2021: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

Bugzilla entries

770973