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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="202006-10">
  <title>GNU Readline: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GNU Readline, the worst
    of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">readline</product>
  <announced>2020-06-13</announced>
  <revised count="1">2020-06-13</revised>
  <bug>717924</bug>
  <access>local</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="sys-libs/readline" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">8.0</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">8.0</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>The GNU Readline library provides a set of functions for use by
      applications that allow users to edit command lines as they are typed in.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Readline. Please
      review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="low">
    <p>Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.</p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All GNU Readline users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=sys-libs/readline-8.0"
    </code>
    
  </resolution>
  <references>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2020-05-21T23:21:08Z">sam_c</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2020-06-13T01:47:15Z">sam_c</metadata>
</glsa>