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<glsa id="201702-11">
  <title>GNU C Library: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the GNU C Library, the
    worst of which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary
    code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">glibc</product>
  <announced>2017-02-19</announced>
  <revised count="1">2017-02-19</revised>
  <bug>560420</bug>
  <bug>560526</bug>
  <bug>572416</bug>
  <bug>576726</bug>
  <bug>578602</bug>
  <access>local, remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="sys-libs/glibc" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">2.23-r3</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">2.23-r3</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>The GNU C library is the standard C library used by Gentoo Linux
      systems.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the GNU C Library.
      Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with
      the privileges of the process, disclose sensitive information, or cause a
      Denial of Service condition via multiple vectors.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All GNU C Library users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=sys-libs/glibc-2.23-r3"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9761">CVE-2014-9761</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5277">CVE-2015-5277</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8776">CVE-2015-8776</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8777">CVE-2015-8777</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8778">CVE-2015-8778</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8779">CVE-2015-8779</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1234">CVE-2016-1234</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3075">CVE-2016-3075</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2016-11-29T21:44:07Z">whissi</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-02-19T12:31:09Z">whissi</metadata>
</glsa>
