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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202408-04
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Severity: Normal
Title: Levenshtein: Remote Code Execution
Date: August 07, 2024
Bugs: #766009
ID: 202408-04

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Synopsis
========

A vulnerability has been discovered in Levenshtein, which could lead to
a remote code execution.

Background
==========

Levenshtein is a Python extension for computing string edit distances
and similarities.

Affected packages
=================

Package Vulnerable Unaffected
---------------------- ------------ ------------
dev-python/Levenshtein < 0.12.1 >= 0.12.1

Description
===========

Fixed handling of numerous possible wraparounds in calculating the size
of memory allocations; incorrect handling of which could cause denial of service or even possible remote code execution.

Impact
======

Fixed handling of numerous possible wraparounds in calculating the size
of memory allocations; incorrect handling of which could cause denial of service or even possible remote code execution.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Levenshtein users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/Levenshtein-0.12.1"

References
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Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-04

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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