GLSA 201503-06: ICU: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	ICU: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date:	03/14/2015
Bugs:	#537560, #539108
ID:	201503-06

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

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-libs/icu	< 54.1-r1	>= 54.1-r1	All supported architectures

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

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201503-06.xml

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.