Gentoo GLSA-201904-02 Normal: Libical Denial of Service Threat
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April 2, 2019
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Libical, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Libical. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All Libical users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libical-3.0.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-5823 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5823 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-5824 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5824
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-02
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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: Libical: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 02, 2019
Bugs: #587572, #587574
ID: 201904-02
Topics Covered
Background
An Open Source implementation of the iCalendar protocols and protocol
data units.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/libical < 3.0.0 >= 3.0.0
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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