A gdb security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-31
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: gdb: Buffer overflow
Date: March 15, 2020
Bugs: #690582
ID: 202003-31

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow in gdb might allow a remote attacker to cause a
Denial of Service condition.

Background
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gdb is the GNU project's debugger, facilitating the analysis and
debugging of applications. The BFD library provides a uniform method of
accessing a variety of object file formats.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-devel/gdb < 9.1 >= 9.1

Description
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It was discovered that gdb didn't properly validate the ELF section
sizes from input file.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted ELF
binary using gdb, possibly resulting in information disclosure or a
Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All gdb users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/gdb-9.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-1010180
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1010180

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/202003-31

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 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
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  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5