BusyBox: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in BusyBox, allowing context dependent attackers to load arbitrary kernel modules, execute arbitrary files, or cause a Denial of Service condition. busybox March 29, 2015 March 29, 2015: 1 515254 537978 local, remote 1.23.1 1.23.1

BusyBox is set of tools for embedded systems and is a replacement for GNU Coreutils.

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

A context-dependent attacker can load kernel modules without privileges by nullifying enforced module prefixes. Execution of arbitrary files or a Denial of Service can be caused through the included vulnerable LZO library.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All BusyBox users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/busybox-1.23.1" CVE-2014-4607 CVE-2014-9645 K_F BlueKnight