- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201804-02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: April 04, 2018 Bugs: #632556, #634920, #635118, #641644, #644278, #646490, #646492 ID: 201804-02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in glibc, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Background ========== glibc is a package that contains the GNU C library. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-libs/glibc < 2.25-r11 >= 2.25-r11 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in glibc. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, cause a Denial of Service condition, or have other unspecified impacts. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/glibc-2.25-r11" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2017-14062 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14062 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-15670 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15670 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-15671 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15671 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-15804 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15804 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-16997 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16997 [ 6 ] CVE-2018-1000001 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000001 [ 7 ] CVE-2018-6485 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6485 [ 8 ] CVE-2018-6551 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6551 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-02 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 2018 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