- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201908-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: August 15, 2019 Bugs: #609386, #635012, #672228 ID: 201908-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in glibc, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition. Background ========== glibc is a package that contains the GNU C library. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-libs/glibc < 2.28-r4 >= 2.28-r4 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in glibc. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. 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-2.28-r4" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2015-8985 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8985 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-6263 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6263 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-19591 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19591 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06 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 ======= Copyright 2019 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