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Severity: Low
Title: ICU: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 26, 2021
Bugs: #755704
ID: 202105-08

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ICU, the worst of which
could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background
==========

ICU is a mature, widely used set of C/C++ and Java libraries providing
Unicode and Globalization support for software applications.

Affected packages
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/icu < 68.2 >= 68.2

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ICU. Please review the
upstream bugs referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition or possibly
have other unspecified impacts via unspecified vectors.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All ICU users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/icu-68.2"

References
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[ 1 ] Chromium Change-Id Iad839ac77d487d5e1b396bcdbc29bc7cd58a7ef8

https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/q/Iad839ac77d487d5e1b396bcdbc29bc7cd58a7ef8
[ 2 ] ICU-21383
https://unicode-org.atlassian.net/browse/ICU-21383
[ 3 ] ICU-21385
https://unicode-org.atlassian.net/browse/ICU-21385

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-08

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5