- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201710-09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: PCRE2: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: October 08, 2017 Bugs: #614050, #617942, #617944 ID: 201710-09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PCRE2, the worst of which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Background ========== PCRE2 is a project based on PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions) which has a new and revised API. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/libpcre2 < 10.30 >= 10.30 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PCRE2. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. Impact ====== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or have other unspecified impacts. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All PCRE2 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libpcre2-10.30" Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages. References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2017-7186 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7186 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-8399 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8399 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-8786 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8786 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-09 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 ======= Copyright 2017 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