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author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /metadata/glsa/glsa-200311-06.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200311-06.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200311-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2e9f9fb551bd --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200311-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200311-06"> + <title>glibc: getgrouplist buffer overflow vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + glibc contains a buffer overflow in the getgrouplist function. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">glibc</product> + <announced>2003-11-22</announced> + <revised>2003-11-22: 01</revised> + <bug>33383</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-libs/glibc" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.2.5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">2.2.4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + glibc is the GNU C library. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + A bug in the getgrouplist function can cause a buffer overflow if the size + of the group list is too small to hold all the user's groups. This overflow + can cause segmentation faults in user applications. This vulnerability + exists only when an administrator has placed a user in a number of groups + larger than that expected by an application. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Applications that use getgrouplist can crash. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users update their systems as + follows: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + # emerge -pv '>=sys-libs/glibc-2.2.5' + # emerge '>=sys-libs/glibc-2.2.5' + # emerge clean</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0689">CAN-2003-0689</uri> + </references> +</glsa> |