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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201702-11 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: GNU C Library: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: February 19, 2017 |
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Bugs: #560420, #560526, #572416, #576726, #578602 |
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ID: 201702-11 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the GNU C Library, the |
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worst of which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary |
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code. |
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Background |
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The GNU C library is the standard C library used by Gentoo Linux |
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systems. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 sys-libs/glibc < 2.23-r3 >= 2.23-r3 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the GNU C Library. |
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Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with |
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the privileges of the process, disclose sensitive information, or cause |
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a Denial of Service condition via multiple vectors. |
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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 GNU C Library users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/glibc-2.23-r3" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9761 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9761 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2015-5277 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5277 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2015-8776 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8776 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2015-8777 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8777 |
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[ 5 ] CVE-2015-8778 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8778 |
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[ 6 ] CVE-2015-8779 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8779 |
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[ 7 ] CVE-2016-1234 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1234 |
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[ 8 ] CVE-2016-3075 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3075 |
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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/201702-11 |
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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 2017 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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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |