Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200410-19.
Solution
All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv sys-libs/glibc
# emerge sys-libs/glibc
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200410-19 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66358
Insight
The catchsegv script in the glibc package is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files with the rights of the user running the script.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0968 -
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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