Hi Dirk, On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 06:54:31AM -0500, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: > > On 25 September 2023 at 20:58, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote: > | Source: gsl > | Version: 2.7.1+dfsg-5 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ > | Severity: important > | Tags: security upstream > | Forwarded: https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59624 > | X-Debbugs-Cc: car...@debian.org, Debian Security Team > <t...@security.debian.org> > | Control: found -1 2.6+dfsg-2 > | > | Hi, > | > | The following vulnerability was published for gsl. > | > | CVE-2020-35357[0]: > | | A buffer overflow can occur when calculating the quantile value > | | using the Statistics Library of GSL (GNU Scientific Library), > | | versions 2.5 and 2.6. Processing a maliciously crafted input data > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > I presume this is still true? Is the '2020' in the CVE for the year this is > from?
I did check the source and unless I did a mistake in checking then yes the issue is unfixed up to 2.7.1+dfsg-5 yet, and [2] applies. > [ I see now at [0] that is spreads 2.6 and 2.7. Out of curiousity, who did > the fix for buster (security) and when ? ] For buster: https://tracker.debian.org/news/1465169/accepted-gsl-25dfsg-6deb10u1-source-into-oldoldstable/ > | | for gsl_stats_quantile_from_sorted_data of the library may lead to > | | unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. > | > | > | If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the > | CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. > > I'll try. I think this is only the second CVE case in my nearly 30 years in > Debian. Thanks. Note the issue does not really warrant a DSA, I had two goals with filling the bug: make you aware of the CVE assignment so the issue can be fixed first in unstable and the fix land in trixie. For bookworm and bullseye if you have spare cycles the fix might land in a point release (there is one upcoming, but the window for uploads closing the upcoming weekend). > So the debian/changelog entry needs to contain the string 'CVE-2020-35357' -- > correct? Yes that is good. Regards, Salvatore
