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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201503-06
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: ICU: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: March 14, 2015
     Bugs: #537560, #539108
       ID: 201503-06

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ICU, possibly resulting in
Denial of Service.

Background
==========

ICU is a mature, widely used set of C/C++ and Java libraries providing
Unicode and Globalization support for software applications.

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

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-libs/icu                < 54.1-r1                 >= 54.1-r1

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

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

Impact
======

A remote attacker can cause Denial of Service.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All ICU users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/icu-54.1-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-7923
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7923
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-7926
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7926
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-7940
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7940
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-9654
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9654

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

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

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-06

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 2015 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.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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