Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200707-04 (glibc)

Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200707-04.
Solution
All users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-libs/glibc-2.5-r4' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200707-04 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183844
Insight
An integer overflow in the dynamic loader, ld.so, could result in the execution of arbitrary code with escalated privileges.