SUSE Security Update: Security update for glibc
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1122-1
Rating:             important
References:         #750741 #779320 #801246 #830268 #834594 #836746 
                    #839870 #843735 #864081 #882600 #883022 #886416 
                    #892073 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-4412 CVE-2013-0242 CVE-2013-4237
                    CVE-2013-4332 CVE-2013-4788 CVE-2014-4043
                    CVE-2014-5119
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
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   An update that solves 7 vulnerabilities and has 6 fixes is
   now available.

Description:


   This glibc update fixes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability and
   the following security and non-security issues:

       * bnc#892073: An off-by-one error leading to a heap-based buffer
         overflow was found in __gconv_translit_find(). An exploit that
   targets the problem is publicly available. (CVE-2014-5119)
       * bnc#886416: Avoid redundant shift character in iconv output at block
         boundary.
       * bnc#883022: Initialize errcode in sysdeps/unix/opendir.c.
       * bnc#882600: Copy filename argument in
         posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen. (CVE-2014-4043)
       * bnc#864081: Take lock in pthread_cond_wait cleanup handler only when
         needed.
       * bnc#843735: Don't crash on unresolved weak symbol reference.
       * bnc#839870: Fix integer overflows in malloc. (CVE-2013-4332)
       * bnc#836746: Avoid race between {,__de}allocate_stack and
         __reclaim_stacks during fork.
       * bnc#834594: Fix readdir_r with long file names. (CVE-2013-4237)
       * bnc#830268: Initialize pointer guard also in static executables.
         (CVE-2013-4788)
       * bnc#801246: Fix buffer overrun in regexp matcher. (CVE-2013-0242)
       * bnc#779320: Fix buffer overflow in strcoll. (CVE-2012-4412)
       * bnc#750741: Use absolute timeout in x86 pthread_cond_timedwait.

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2014-5119
         
       * CVE-2014-4043
         
       * CVE-2012-4412
         
       * CVE-2013-0242
         
       * CVE-2013-4788
         
       * CVE-2013-4237
         
       * CVE-2013-4332
         


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-glibc-9664

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 i686 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-2.11.1-0.58.1
      glibc-devel-2.11.1-0.58.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-html-2.11.1-0.58.1
      glibc-i18ndata-2.11.1-0.58.1
      glibc-info-2.11.1-0.58.1
      glibc-locale-2.11.1-0.58.1
      glibc-profile-2.11.1-0.58.1
      nscd-2.11.1-0.58.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (s390x x86_64):

      glibc-32bit-2.11.1-0.58.1
      glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.1-0.58.1
      glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.1-0.58.1
      glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.1-0.58.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4412.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0242.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4237.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4332.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4788.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4043.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5119.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/750741
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/779320
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/801246
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/830268
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/834594
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/836746
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/839870
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/843735
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/864081
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/882600
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/883022
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/886416
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/892073
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

SuSE: 2014:1122-1: important: glibc

September 12, 2014
An update that solves 7 vulnerabilities and has 6 fixes is An update that solves 7 vulnerabilities and has 6 fixes is An update that solves 7 vulnerabilities and has 6 fixes is now...

Summary

This glibc update fixes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability and the following security and non-security issues: * bnc#892073: An off-by-one error leading to a heap-based buffer overflow was found in __gconv_translit_find(). An exploit that targets the problem is publicly available. (CVE-2014-5119) * bnc#886416: Avoid redundant shift character in iconv output at block boundary. * bnc#883022: Initialize errcode in sysdeps/unix/opendir.c. * bnc#882600: Copy filename argument in posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen. (CVE-2014-4043) * bnc#864081: Take lock in pthread_cond_wait cleanup handler only when needed. * bnc#843735: Don't crash on unresolved weak symbol reference. * bnc#839870: Fix integer overflows in malloc. (CVE-2013-4332) * bnc#836746: Avoid race between {,__de}allocate_stack and __reclaim_stacks during fork. * bnc#834594: Fix readdir_r with long file...

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References

#750741 #779320 #801246 #830268 #834594 #836746

#839870 #843735 #864081 #882600 #883022 #886416

#892073

Cross- CVE-2012-4412 CVE-2013-0242 CVE-2013-4237

CVE-2013-4332 CVE-2013-4788 CVE-2014-4043

CVE-2014-5119

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4412.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0242.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4237.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4332.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4788.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4043.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5119.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/750741

https://bugzilla.novell.com/779320

https://bugzilla.novell.com/801246

https://bugzilla.novell.com/830268

https://bugzilla.novell.com/834594

https://bugzilla.novell.com/836746

https://bugz...

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Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1122-1
Rating: important

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