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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201607-02
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: libpcre: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: July 09, 2016
     Bugs: #529952, #551240, #553300, #570694, #575546
       ID: 201607-02

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libpcre, the worst of which
could lead to arbitrary code execution, or cause a Denial of Service
condition.

Background
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libpcre is a library providing functions for Perl-compatible regular
expressions.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-libs/libpcre            < 8.38-r1                 >= 8.38-r1 

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

Impact
=====
An attacker can possibly execute arbitrary code or create a Denial of
Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
=========
All libpcre users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libpcre-8.38-r1"

References
=========
[  1 ] CVE-2014-8964
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8964
[  2 ] CVE-2014-8964
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8964
[  3 ] CVE-2015-5073
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5073
[  4 ] CVE-2015-5073
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5073
[  5 ] CVE-2015-5073
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5073
[  6 ] CVE-2015-8380
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8380
[  7 ] CVE-2015-8381
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8381
[  8 ] CVE-2015-8383
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8383
[  9 ] CVE-2015-8384
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8384
[ 10 ] CVE-2015-8385
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8385
[ 11 ] CVE-2015-8386
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8386
[ 12 ] CVE-2015-8387
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8387
[ 13 ] CVE-2015-8388
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8388
[ 14 ] CVE-2015-8389
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8389
[ 15 ] CVE-2015-8390
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8390
[ 16 ] CVE-2015-8391
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8391
[ 17 ] CVE-2015-8392
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8392
[ 18 ] CVE-2015-8393
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8393
[ 19 ] CVE-2015-8394
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8394
[ 20 ] CVE-2015-8395
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8395
[ 21 ] CVE-2016-1283
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1283
[ 22 ] CVE-2016-1283
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1283

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/201607-02

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 2016 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/