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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200707-04.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200707-04.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..15fe45bb33b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200707-04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200707-04"> + <title>GNU C Library: Integer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + An integer overflow in the dynamic loader, ld.so, could result in the + execution of arbitrary code with escalated privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">glibc</product> + <announced>2007-07-03</announced> + <revised>2007-07-03: 01</revised> + <bug>183844</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-libs/glibc" auto="yes" arch="x86"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.5-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.5-r4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The GNU C library is the standard C library used by Gentoo Linux + systems. It provides programs with basic facilities and interfaces to + system calls. ld.so is the dynamic linker which prepares dynamically + linked programs for execution by resolving runtime dependencies and + related functions. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Team discovered a flaw in + the handling of the hardware capabilities mask by the dynamic loader. + If a mask is specified with a high population count, an integer + overflow could occur when allocating memory. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + As the hardware capabilities mask is honored by the dynamic loader + during the execution of suid and sgid programs, in theory this + vulnerability could result in the execution of arbitrary code with root + privileges. This update is provided as a precaution against currently + unknown attack vectors. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/glibc-2.5-r4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3508">CVE-2007-3508</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-07-01T18:20:09Z"> + taviso + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-07-03T13:34:58Z"> + taviso + </metadata> +</glsa> |