[ GLSA 202608-11 ] haveged: Privilege escalation
[ GLSA 202608-10 ] HTTP-Daemon: Improper header handling
[ GLSA 202608-11 ] haveged: Privilege escalation
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202608-11
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: haveged: Privilege escalation
Date: August 15, 2026
Bugs: #975496
ID: 202608-11
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in haveged which could allow local
privilege escalation
Background
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haveged is a simple entropy daemon using the HAVEGE algorithm.
Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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sys-apps/haveged < 1.9.21 >= 1.9.21
Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered in haveged. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.
Impact
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Root privilege escalation may be achieved by an attacker.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All haveged users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/haveged-1.9.21"
Alternatively, consider not using haveged anymore on modern Linux kernel
versions, per https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/19/4
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2026-41054
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41054
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202608-11
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
=======
Copyright 2026 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.
[ GLSA 202608-10 ] HTTP-Daemon: Improper header handling
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202608-10
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Severity: Normal
Title: HTTP-Daemon: Improper header handling
Date: August 14, 2026
Bugs: #908905
ID: 202608-10
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability was found in HTTP-Daemon allowing header manipulation or
filter bypass.
Background
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HTTP-Daemon provides a base class for simple HTTP servers.
Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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dev-perl/HTTP-Daemon < 6.160.0 >= 6.160.0
Description
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Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests.
Impact
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The bug could potentially be exploited to gain privileged access to APIs
or poison intermediate caches.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All HTTP-Daemon users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">ﾞv-perl/HTTP-Daemon-6.160.0"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2022-31081
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31081
Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202608-10
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
======
Copyright 2026 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.
