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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201607-02
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Severity: Normal
Title: libpcre: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: July 09, 2016
Bugs: #529952, #551240, #553300, #570694, #575546
ID: 201607-02
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libpcre, the worst of which
could lead to arbitrary code execution, or cause a Denial of Service
condition.
Background
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libpcre is a library providing functions for Perl-compatible regular
expressions.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/libpcre < 8.38-r1 >= 8.38-r1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libpcre. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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An attacker can possibly execute arbitrary code or create a Denial of
Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All libpcre users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libpcre-8.38-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8964
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8964
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-8964
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8964
[ 3 ] CVE-2015-5073
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5073
[ 4 ] CVE-2015-5073
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5073
[ 5 ] CVE-2015-5073
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5073
[ 6 ] CVE-2015-8380
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8380
[ 7 ] CVE-2015-8381
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8381
[ 8 ] CVE-2015-8383
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8383
[ 9 ] CVE-2015-8384
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8384
[ 10 ] CVE-2015-8385
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8385
[ 11 ] CVE-2015-8386
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8386
[ 12 ] CVE-2015-8387
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8387
[ 13 ] CVE-2015-8388
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8388
[ 14 ] CVE-2015-8389
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8389
[ 15 ] CVE-2015-8390
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8390
[ 16 ] CVE-2015-8391
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8391
[ 17 ] CVE-2015-8392
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8392
[ 18 ] CVE-2015-8393
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8393
[ 19 ] CVE-2015-8394
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8394
[ 20 ] CVE-2015-8395
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8395
[ 21 ] CVE-2016-1283
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1283
[ 22 ] CVE-2016-1283
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1283
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/201607-02
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
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2016 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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5