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Gentoo: GLSA 201706-12 High: OpenSSL Vulnerability Addressed

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Calendar Grey June 6, 2017
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Gentoo GLSA-201706-12 highlights a vulnerability in the OpenSSL library that could lead to potential data leakage. Prompt action advised for all users.
A vulnerability in PCRE library allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

It was found that the compile_bracket_matchingpath function in pcre_jit_compile.c in PCRE library is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo Denial of Service PCRE normal severity

Resolution

All PCRE library users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libpcre-8.40-r1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2017-6004 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6004

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-11
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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: PCRE library: Denial of Service
Date: June 06, 2017
Bugs: #609592
ID: 201706-11

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo Denial of Service PCRE normal severity

Synopsis

A vulnerability in PCRE library allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

PCRE library is a set of functions that implement regular expression pattern matching using the same syntax and semantics as Perl 5.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/libpcre < 8.40-r1 >= 8.40-r1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition via a special crafted regular expression.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.