GLSA 202208-24: GNU C Library: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GNU C Library: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date:	08/14/2022
Bugs:	#803437, #807935, #831096, #831212
ID:	202208-24

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the GNU C Library, the worst of which could result in denial of service.

Background

The GNU C library is the standard C library used by Gentoo Linux systems. It provides programs with basic facilities and interfaces to system calls. ld.so is the dynamic linker which prepares dynamically linked programs for execution by resolving runtime dependencies and related functions.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-libs/glibc	< 2.34	>= 2.34	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GNU C Library users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/glibc-2.34-r7"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202208-24.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.