GLSA 201705-01: libevent: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	libevent: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	05/07/2017
Bugs:	#608042
ID:	201705-01

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libevent, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

libevent is a library to execute a function when a specific event occurs on a file descriptor.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-libs/libevent	< 2.1.7_rc	>= 2.1.7_rc	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libevent users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libevent-2.1.7_rc"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201705-01.xml

Concerns?

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.