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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201908-06
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: August 15, 2019
     Bugs: #609386, #635012, #672228
       ID: 201908-06

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in glibc, the worst of which
could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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glibc is a package that contains the GNU C library.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  sys-libs/glibc              < 2.28-r4                 >= 2.28-r4 

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

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/glibc-2.28-r4"

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

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06

Concerns?
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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 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/