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Severity: Normal
Title: Arduino: Remote Code Execution
Date: December 22, 2023
Bugs: #830716
ID: 202312-04

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Synopsis
========

A vulnerability has been found in Arduino which bundled a vulnerable
version of log4j.

Background
==========

Arduino is an open-source AVR electronics prototyping platform.

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

Package Vulnerable Unaffected
-------------------- ------------ ------------
dev-embedded/arduino < 1.8.19 >= 1.8.19

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

A vulnerability has been discovered in Arduino. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Arduino bundles a vulnerable version of log4j that may lead to remote
code execution.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Arduino users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-embedded/arduino-1.8.19"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-4104
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4104

Availability
============

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-04

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 2023 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