Gentoo: GLSA-201507-04: International Components for Unicode: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in International Components for Unicode. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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
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 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.
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.