812437 – (CVE-2021-40839) <dev-python/rencode-1.0.6-r2: infinite loop (CVE-2021-40839)

Bug 812437 (CVE-2021-40839) - <dev-python/rencode-1.0.6-r2: infinite loop (CVE-2021-40839)

Summary: <dev-python/rencode-1.0.6-r2: infinite loop (CVE-2021-40839)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	CVE-2021-40839

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Vulnerabilities (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal minor (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

URL:	https://github.com/aresch/rencode/com...
Whiteboard:	B3 [noglsa]
Keywords:

Depends on:	813055
Blocks:
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Reported:	2021-09-10 11:37 UTC by John Helmert III
Modified:	2021-09-17 18:57 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description John Helmert III archtester

2021-09-10 11:37:45 UTC

CVE-2021-40839

The rencode package through 1.0.6 for Python allows an infinite loop in typecode decoding (such as via ;\x2f\x7f), enabling a remote attack that consumes CPU and memory.

Fixed commit is $URL (this information somehow didn't make it into the CVE
description). Unreleased.

Comment 1 Larry the Git Cow gentoo-dev

2021-09-12 16:36:46 UTC

The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s):

https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=384deab9737c204d6c61b06fa96d4e9ab93a18c1

commit 384deab9737c204d6c61b06fa96d4e9ab93a18c1
Author:     Arthur Zamarin <arthurzam@gentoo.org>
AuthorDate: 2021-09-12 16:36:09 +0000
Commit:     Arthur Zamarin <arthurzam@gentoo.org>
CommitDate: 2021-09-12 16:36:09 +0000

    dev-python/rencode: import fix CVE-2021-40839
    
    Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/812437
    Signed-off-by: Arthur Zamarin <arthurzam@gentoo.org>

 .../files/rencode-1.0.6-fix-CVE-2021-40839.patch   | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++
 dev-python/rencode/rencode-1.0.6-r2.ebuild         | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 69 insertions(+)

Comment 2 John Helmert III archtester

2021-09-14 15:35:18 UTC

Thanks! Please file a stablereq when ready.

Comment 3 Larry the Git Cow gentoo-dev

2021-09-17 14:19:36 UTC

The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s):

https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=3eabd85ec4bfd37aab8d28f0f46405c2543953b1

commit 3eabd85ec4bfd37aab8d28f0f46405c2543953b1
Author:     Arthur Zamarin <arthurzam@gentoo.org>
AuthorDate: 2021-09-17 14:19:07 +0000
Commit:     Arthur Zamarin <arthurzam@gentoo.org>
CommitDate: 2021-09-17 14:19:07 +0000

    dev-python/rencode: drop 1.0.6-r1
    
    Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/812437
    Signed-off-by: Arthur Zamarin <arthurzam@gentoo.org>

 dev-python/rencode/rencode-1.0.6-r1.ebuild | 33 ------------------------------
 1 file changed, 33 deletions(-)

Comment 4 Arthur Zamarin archtester

2021-09-17 14:21:33 UTC

The new version have been stabilized and old vulnerable version have been removed.

Comment 5 John Helmert III archtester

2021-09-17 18:57:30 UTC

Thanks! No GLSA, all done.