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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202505-06
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    Severity: High
    Title: glibc: Buffer Overflow
    Date: May 12, 2025
    Bugs: #948592
    ID: 202505-06

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    Synopsis
    ========

    A vulnerability has been discovered in glibc, which can lead to
    execution of arbitrary code..

    Background
    ==========

    glibc is a package that contains the GNU C library.

    Affected packages
    =================

    Package Vulnerable Unaffected
    -------------- ------------ ------------
    sys-libs/glibc < 2.40-r8 >= 2.40-r8

    Description
    ===========

    A vulnerability has been discovered in glibc. Please review the CVE
    identifier referenced below for details.

    Impact
    ======

    Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/glibc-2.40-r8"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2025-0395
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0395

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202505-06

    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.

    License
    =======

    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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