Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libevent, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
| Package | dev-libs/libevent on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.1.7_rc |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2.1.7_rc |
libevent is a library to execute a function when a specific event occurs on a file descriptor.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libevent. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All libevent users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libevent-2.1.7_rc"
Release date
May 07, 2017
Latest revision
May 07, 2017: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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