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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="201903-09">
+ <title>GNU C Library: Arbitrary descriptor allocation</title>
+ <synopsis>A vulnerability in the GNU C Library could result in a Denial of
+ Service condition.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">glibc</product>
+ <announced>2019-03-14</announced>
+ <revised count="1">2019-03-14</revised>
+ <bug>617938</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="sys-libs/glibc" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">2.26.0</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">2.26.0</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>The GNU C library is the standard C library used by Gentoo Linux
+ systems.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>A vulnerability was discovered in the GNU C Library functions xdr_bytes
+ and xdr_string.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>A remote attacker, by sending a crafted UDP packet, could cause a Denial
+ of Service condition.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>All GNU C Library users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
+
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=sys-libs/glibc-2.26.0"
+ </code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19591">CVE-2018-19591</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2018-12-30T15:32:10Z">Zlogene</metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2019-03-14T01:31:55Z">Zlogene</metadata>
+</glsa>