The following security updates are available for Gentoo Linux:

GLSA 201805-01 : hesiod: Root privilege escalation
GLSA 201805-02 : Python: Buffer overflow
GLSA 201805-03 : Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities

GLSA 201805-01 : hesiod: Root privilege escalation

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201805-01
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: hesiod: Root privilege escalation
Date: May 02, 2018
Bugs: #606652
ID: 201805-01

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability was discovered in hesiod which may allow remote
attackers to gain root privileges.

Background
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DNS functionality to access to DB of information that changes
infrequently.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-dns/hesiod