A glibc security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

GLSA 202107-07 : glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202107-07
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 06, 2021
Bugs: #764176, #767718, #772425, #792261
ID: 202107-07

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities in glibc could result in Denial of Service.

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

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-libs/glibc < 2.33-r1 >= 2.33-r1

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in glibc. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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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-2.33-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-25013
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25013
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-27618
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27618
[ 3 ] CVE-2021-27645
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27645
[ 4 ] CVE-2021-3326
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3326
[ 5 ] CVE-2021-33574
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33574

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/202107-07

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 2021 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