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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201503-06
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ICU: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: March 14, 2015
Bugs: #537560, #539108
ID: 201503-06

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ICU, possibly resulting in
Denial of Service.

Background
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ICU is a mature, widely used set of C/C++ and Java libraries providing
Unicode and Globalization support for software applications.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/icu < 54.1-r1 >= 54.1-r1

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

Impact
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A remote attacker can cause Denial of Service.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All ICU users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-libs/icu-54.1-r1”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-7923
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7923
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-7926
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7926
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-7940
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7940
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-9654
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9654

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/201503-06

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
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2015 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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