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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-11
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Severity: Normal
Title: PCRE library: Denial of Service
Date: June 06, 2017
Bugs: #609592
ID: 201706-11
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in PCRE library allows remote attackers to cause a
Denial of Service condition.
Background
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PCRE library is a set of functions that implement regular expression
pattern matching using the same syntax and semantics as Perl 5.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/libpcre < 8.40-r1 >= 8.40-r1
Description
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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.
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition
via a special crafted regular expression.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All PCRE library users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libpcre-8.40-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-6004
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6004
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-11
Concerns?
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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
secur...@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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