[ GLSA 202505-06 ] glibc: Buffer Overflow

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202505-06
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 Severity: High
    Title: glibc: Buffer Overflow
     Date: May 12, 2025
     Bugs: #948592
       ID: 202505-06

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in glibc, which can lead to
execution of arbitrary code..

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

Affected packages
=================

Package         Vulnerable    Unaffected
--------------  ------------  ------------
sys-libs/glibc  < 2.40-r8     >= 2.40-r8

Description
===========

A vulnerability has been discovered in glibc. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.

Workaround
==========

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-2.40-r8"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2025-0395
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0395

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/202505-06

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

License
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Copyright 2025 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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