GLSA 201612-06: nghttp2: Heap-use-after-free
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | nghttp2: Heap-use-after-free |
| Date: | 12/04/2016 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201612-06 |
Synopsis
Nghttp2 is vulnerable to a heap-use-after-free flaw in idle stream handling code.Background
Nghttp2 is an implementation of HTTP/2 and its header compression algorithm HPACK in C.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-libs/nghttp2 | < 1.6.0 | >= 1.6.0 | All supported architectures |
Description
A heap-use-after-free vulnerability has been discovered in nghttp2. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
Impact
The impact of the vulnerability is still unknown.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All nghttp2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/nghttp2-1.6.0"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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