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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202505-06
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: glibc: Buffer Overflow
Date: May 12, 2025
Bugs: #948592
ID: 202505-06
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in glibc, which can lead to
execution of arbitrary code..
Background
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glibc is a package that contains the GNU C library.
Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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sys-libs/glibc < 2.40-r8 >= 2.40-r8
Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered in glibc. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/glibc-2.40-r8"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2025-0395
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0395
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/202505-06
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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2025 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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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