curl: Multiple Vulnerabilities — GLSA 202212-01

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in curl, the worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Affected packages

net-misc/curl on all architectures
Affected versions < 7.86.0
Unaffected versions >= 7.86.0

Background

A command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in curl. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All curl users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.86.0"
 

References

Release date
December 19, 2022

Latest revision
December 19, 2022: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
remote

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