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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202402-01
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 Severity: High
    Title: glibc: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: February 02, 2024
     Bugs: #918412, #923352
       ID: 202402-01

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities in glibc could result in Local Privilege
Escalation.

Background
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glibc is a package that contains the GNU C library.

Affected packages
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Package         Vulnerable    Unaffected
--------------  ------------  ------------
sys-libs/glibc  < 2.38-r10    >= 2.38-r10

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

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/glibc-2.38-r10"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2023-5156
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5156
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-6246
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6246
[ 3 ] CVE-2023-6779
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6779
[ 4 ] CVE-2023-6780
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6780
[ 5 ] GLIBC-SA-2024-0001
[ 6 ] GLIBC-SA-2024-0002
[ 7 ] GLIBC-SA-2024-0003

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-01

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/