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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201804-02 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: April 04, 2018 |
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Bugs: #632556, #634920, #635118, #641644, #644278, #646490, #646492 |
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ID: 201804-02 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in glibc, the worst of which |
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could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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glibc is a package that contains the GNU C library. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 sys-libs/glibc < 2.25-r11 >= 2.25-r11 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in glibc. Please review |
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the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, |
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cause a Denial of Service condition, or have other unspecified impacts. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/glibc-2.25-r11" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-14062 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14062 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2017-15670 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15670 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2017-15671 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15671 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2017-15804 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15804 |
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[ 5 ] CVE-2017-16997 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16997 |
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[ 6 ] CVE-2018-1000001 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000001 |
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[ 7 ] CVE-2018-6485 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6485 |
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[ 8 ] CVE-2018-6551 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6551 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-02 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |