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TITLE:
Gentoo update for libpcre and glib

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30972

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30972/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Gentoo Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/339/

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for libpcre and glib. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise an application
using the library.

For more information:
SA30916
SA30944

SOLUTION:
libpcre users:
Update to "dev-libs/libpcre-7.7-r1" or later.

glib users:
Update to "dev-libs/glib-2.16.3-r1" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-03.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA30916
http://secunia.com/advisories/30916/

SA30944:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30944/

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