squashfs-tools: Multiple Vulnerabilities

squashfs-tools: Multiple Vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in squashfs-tools, the worst of which can result in an arbitrary file write. squashfs-tools 2023-05-30 2023-05-30 810706 813654 remote 4.5_p20210914 4.5_p20210914

Squashfs is a compressed read-only filesystem for Linux. Squashfs is intended for general read-only filesystem use, for archival use (i.e. in cases where a .tar.gz file may be used), and in constrained block device/memory systems (e.g. embedded systems) where low overhead is needed.

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

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All squashfs-tools users should upgrade to the latest version:


          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/squashfs-tools-4.5_p20210914"

CVE-2021-40153 CVE-2021-41072 ajak ajak