Gentoo: GLSA-201705-01: libevent: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libevent. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All libevent users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libevent-2.1.7_rc"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-10195 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10195 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-10196 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10196 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-10197 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10197
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01
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 libevent, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
libevent is a library to execute a function when a specific event occurs on a file descriptor.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/libevent < 2.1.7_rc >= 2.1.7_rc
Impact
===== A remote attacker could possibly 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.