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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="202009-15">
+ <title>libuv: Buffer overflow</title>
+ <synopsis>A buffer overflow in libuv might allow remote attacker(s) to
+ execute arbitrary code.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">libuv</product>
+ <announced>2020-09-29</announced>
+ <revised count="1">2020-09-29</revised>
+ <bug>742890</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="dev-libs/libuv" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">1.39.0</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">1.39.0</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>libuv is a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous
+ I/O.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>libuv used an incorrect buffer size for paths, causing a buffer
+ overflow.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
+ privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>All libuv users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
+
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=dev-libs/libuv-1.39.0"
+ </code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8252">CVE-2020-8252</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2020-09-23T13:49:20Z">sam_c</metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2020-09-29T18:05:50Z">sam_c</metadata>
+</glsa>