GLSA 201710-03: ICU: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	ICU: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	10/08/2017
Bugs:	#616468
ID:	201710-03

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ICU, the worst of which could allow remote code execution.

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	< 58.2-r1	>= 58.2-r1	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

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-58.2-r1"

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201710-03.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.