Gentoo: GLSA-201705-01 Normal: Libevent Remote Code Execution Risk
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May 7, 2017
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libevent, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libevent. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
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
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: libevent: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 07, 2017
Bugs: #608042
ID: 201705-01
Topics Covered
Background
libevent is a library to execute a function when a specific event
occurs on a file descriptor.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/libevent < 2.1.7_rc >= 2.1.7_rc
Impact
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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.
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