zlib: Multiple vulnerabilities

zlib: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in zlib, the worst of which could allow attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition. zlib 2017-01-23 2017-01-23 601828 local, remote 1.2.9 1.2.9

zlib is a widely used free and patent unencumbered data compression library.

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

An attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All zlib users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/zlib-1.2.9"

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