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Gentoo: GLSA-202006-10 Low: GNU Readline Denial of Service Risks

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Calendar Grey June 12, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202112-04 details vulnerabilities in GNU Readline. It is recommended to upgrade to mitigate potential risks.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GNU Readline, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo software update multiple issues low severity Denial of Service GNU Readline

Resolution

All GNU Readline users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/readline-8.0"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-10
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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: Low
Title: GNU Readline: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 13, 2020
Bugs: #717924
ID: 202006-10

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo software update multiple issues low severity Denial of Service GNU Readline

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GNU Readline, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

The GNU Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications that allow users to edit command lines as they are typed in.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-libs/readline < 8.0 >= 8.0

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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