GLSA 201707-05: OpenSLP: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	OpenSLP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	07/08/2017
Bugs:	#360061, #434918, #583396, #595542
ID:	201707-05

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSLP, the worst of which allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition or other unspecified impacts.

Background

OpenSLP is an open-source implementation of Service Location Protocol (SLP).

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-libs/openslp	< 2.0.0-r4	>= 2.0.0-r4	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition or have other unspecified impacts.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All OpenSLP users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/openslp-2.0.0-r4"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201707-05.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.