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1 advisory reference sys-libs/libseccomp · none place version 2.6.1 in a vulnerable range
▸ GLSA 201904-18 libseccomp: Privilege escalation this version unaffected normal remote 2019-04-17

A vulnerability in libseccomp allows for privilege escalation.

Announced
2019-04-17
Revised
2019-04-17
Access
remote
Bugs
#680442
Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-18

Affected packages

PackageArchVulnerableUnaffected
sys-libs/libseccomp*< 2.4.0>= 2.4.0

Background

A library that provides an easy to use, platform independent, interface to the Linux Kernel’s syscall filtering mechanism.

Description

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 libseccomp users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/libseccomp-2.4.0"

References