libevent

Description:Library to execute a function when a specific event occurs on a file descriptor
License: BSD
Homepage:https://libevent.org/ https://github.com/libevent/libevent/
Location:Portage
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  • ~ - unstable
  • M - hardmask
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USE flags

  • abi_mips_n32 - 64-bit (32-bit pointer) libraries
  • abi_mips_n64 - 64-bit libraries
  • abi_mips_o32 - 32-bit libraries
  • abi_s390_32 - 32-bit (s390) libraries
  • abi_s390_64 - 64-bit (s390x) libraries
  • abi_x86_32 - 32-bit (x86) libraries
  • abi_x86_64 - 64-bit (amd64) libraries
  • abi_x86_x32 - x32 ABI libraries
  • clock-gettime - Disable use of clock_gettime even if it is available
  • debug - Support for running in debug mode
  • malloc-replacement - Support for replacing the memory management functions
  • mbedtls - Support for net-libs/mbedtls encryption
  • ssl - Support for dev-libs/openssl encryption
  • static-libs - Build static versions of dynamic libraries as well
  • test - Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)
  • verbose-debug - Support for verbose debug logging
  • verify-sig - Verify upstream signatures on distfiles

Security Advisory

Date Severity Title
over 7 years normal libevent: Multiple vulnerabilities
almost 10 years normal libevent: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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