GLSA 202107-07: glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	07/06/2021
Bugs:	#764176, #767718, #772425, #792261
ID:	202107-07

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in glibc could result in Denial of Service.

Background

glibc is a package that contains the GNU C library.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-libs/glibc	< 2.33-r1	>= 2.33-r1	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition.

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-2.33-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-202107-07.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.