Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200907-09 (cyrus-sasl)

Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200907-09.
Solution
All Cyrus-SASL users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200907-09 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=270261
Insight
A buffer overflow in Cyrus-SASL might allow for the execution of arbitrary code in applications or daemons that authenticate using SASL.