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Gentoo: GLSA-201507-04 Normal: ICU Library Multiple Code Threats

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Calendar Grey July 7, 2015
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Multiple security flaws in Globalization Libraries open pathways for malicious actors to execute arbitrary code or induce service disruptions.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in International Components for Unicode, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in International Components for Unicode. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution Denial of Service multiple threats ICU library

Resolution

All International Components for Unicode users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/icu-55.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8146 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8146 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-8147 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8147

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-04
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: International Components for Unicode: Multiple
Date: July 07, 2015
Bugs: #546156
ID: 201507-04

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution Denial of Service multiple threats ICU library

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in International Components for Unicode, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

International Components for Unicode is a set of C/C++ and Java libraries providing Unicode and Globalization support for software applications.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/icu < 55.1 >= 55.1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.