GLSA 201804-02: glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	04/04/2018
Bugs:	#632556, #634920, #635118, #641644, #644278, #646490, #646492
ID:	201804-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in glibc, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

glibc is a package that contains the GNU C library.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-libs/glibc	< 2.25-r11	>= 2.25-r11	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, cause a Denial of Service condition, or have other unspecified impacts.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/glibc-2.25-r11"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201804-02.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.