[ GLSA 202006-04 ] glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities

Aaron Bauman <[email protected]> Fri, 12 Jun 2020 21:04:31 -0400
Newsgroups	gmane.linux.gentoo.announce
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202006-04
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: June 13, 2020
     Bugs: #677272, #679044, #711558, #717938, #719472
       ID: 202006-04

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in glibc, the worst of which
could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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glibc is a package that contains the GNU C library.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  sys-libs/glibc              < 2.30-r8                 >= 2.30-r8

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

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/glibc-2.30-r8"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-6488
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6488
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-7309
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7309
[ 3 ] CVE-2019-9169
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9169
[ 4 ] CVE-2020-10029
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10029
[ 5 ] CVE-2020-1751
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1751

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-04

Concerns?
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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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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belongs to its owner(s).

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