glsa-check - Man Page

glsa-check [options] [glsa-id | all | affected]

glsa-check is used to locally monitor and manage Gentoo Linux Security Advisories. In order for glsa-check to be effective, it is required that a local repository exists containing GLSA metadata.

-l,  --list

List a summary for the given GLSA(s) or set and whether they affect the system.

-d,  --dump,  --print

Show all information about the GLSA(s) or set.

-t,  --test

Test if this system is affected by the GLSA(s) or set and output the GLSA ID(s).

-p,  --pretend

Show the necessary steps to remediate the system.

-f,  --fix

(experimental) Attempt to remediate the system based on the instructions given in the GLSA(s) or set. This will only upgrade (when an upgrade path exists) or remove packages.

-i,  --inject

Inject the given GLSA(s) into the glsa_injected file.

-n,  --nocolor

Removes color from output.

-h,  --help

Show this help message.

-V,  --version

Show information about glsa-check.

-v,  --verbose

Print more messages.

-c,  --cve

Show CVE IDs in listing mode.

-q,  --quiet

Be less verbose and do not send empty mail.

-m,  --mail

Send a mail with the given GLSAs to the administrator.

-r,  --reverse

List GLSAs in reverse order

glsa-check -t all Test the system against all GLSAs in the GLSA repository.

glsa-check -t 201801-01 Test the system against the specific GLSA 201801-01.

0 Success

1 Syntax or usage error

2 Missing permissions, solution, etc

6 System is affected by some GLSAs

/var/lib/portage/glsa_injected List of GLSA ids that have been injected and will never show up as ´affected´ on this system. The file must contain one GLSA ID (e.g. ´200804-02´) per line.

All bugs should be reported to the Portage team via https://bugs.gentoo.org