[ GLSA 201607-02 ] libpcre

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: libpcre: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201607-02)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: July 09, 2016
Bug(s): #529952, #551240, #553300, #570694, #575546
ID: 201607-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libpcre, the worst of
which could lead to arbitrary code execution, or cause a Denial of Service
condition.


Background

libpcre is a library providing functions for Perl-compatible regular
expressions.


Affected Packages

Package: dev-libs/libpcre
Vulnerable: < 8.38-r1
Unaffected: >= 8.38-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

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


Impact

An attacker can possibly execute arbitrary code or create a Denial of
Service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libpcre users should upgrade to the latest version: