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| author |   Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@gentoo.org> | 2017-06-06 21:43:44 +0200 |
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| committer | Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@gentoo.org> | 2017-06-06 21:43:44 +0200 |
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diff --git a/glsa-201706-11.xml b/glsa-201706-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fc7b7503 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201706-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201706-11"> + <title>PCRE library: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in PCRE library allows remote attackers to cause a + Denial of Service condition. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">PCRE</product> + <announced>2017-06-06</announced> + <revised>2017-06-06: 1</revised> + <bug>609592</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/libpcre" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">8.40-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">8.40-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>PCRE library is a set of functions that implement regular expression + pattern matching using the same syntax and semantics as Perl 5. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>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. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition via + a special crafted regular expression. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All PCRE library users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libpcre-8.40-r1" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6004">CVE-2017-6004</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-04-26T00:55:28Z">BlueKnight</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-06-06T19:43:31Z">whissi</metadata> +</glsa> |