Gentoo: GLSA-201503-06: ICU: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ICU. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All ICU users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/icu-54.1-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-7923 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7923 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-7926 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7926 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-7940 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7940 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-9654 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9654
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-06
Concerns
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.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ICU, possibly resulting in Denial of Service.
Background
ICU is a mature, widely used set of C/C++ and Java libraries providing Unicode and Globalization support for software applications.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/icu < 54.1-r1 >= 54.1-r1
Impact
===== A remote attacker can cause Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.