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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201908-06 ] glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 15 August 2019
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201908-06
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 15, 2019
Bugs: #609386, #635012, #672228
ID: 201908-06

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in glibc, the worst of which
could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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glibc is a package that contains the GNU C library.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-libs/glibc < 2.28-r4 >= 2.28-r4

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

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/glibc-2.28-r4"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-8985
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8985
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-6263
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6263
[ 3 ] CVE-2018-19591
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19591

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06

Concerns?
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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 2019 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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