SUSE Security Update: Security update for glibc
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1129-1
Rating:             important
References:         #836746 #844309 #892073 #894553 #894556 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-6656 CVE-2013-4357 CVE-2014-5119
                    CVE-2014-6040
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS
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   An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one
   errata is now available.

Description:


   This glibc update fixes a critical privilege escalation problem and two
   additional 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#836746: Avoid race between {, __de}allocate_stack and
         __reclaim_stacks during fork.
       * bnc#844309: Fixed various overflows, reading large /etc/hosts or
         long names. (CVE-2013-4357)
       * bnc#894553, bnc#894556: Fixed various crashes on invalid input in
         IBM gconv modules. (CVE-2014-6040, CVE-2012-6656)

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2012-6656
         
       * CVE-2013-4357
         
       * CVE-2014-5119
         
       * CVE-2014-6040
         


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 SP2 LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-glibc-9721

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586 i686 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.45.53.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-html-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-info-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      nscd-2.11.3-17.45.53.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (s390x x86_64):

      glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-17.45.53.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6656.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4357.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5119.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6040.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/836746
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/844309
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/892073
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/894553
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/894556
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

SuSE: 2014:1129-1: important: glibc

September 15, 2014
An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one errata is now a...

Summary

This glibc update fixes a critical privilege escalation problem and two additional 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#836746: Avoid race between {, __de}allocate_stack and __reclaim_stacks during fork. * bnc#844309: Fixed various overflows, reading large /etc/hosts or long names. (CVE-2013-4357) * bnc#894553, bnc#894556: Fixed various crashes on invalid input in IBM gconv modules. (CVE-2014-6040, CVE-2012-6656) Security Issues: * CVE-2012-6656 * CVE-2013-4357 * CVE-2014-5119 * CVE-2014-6040 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 Serv...

Read the Full Advisory

References

#836746 #844309 #892073 #894553 #894556

Cross- CVE-2012-6656 CVE-2013-4357 CVE-2014-5119

CVE-2014-6040

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6656.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4357.html

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

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6040.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/836746

https://bugzilla.novell.com/844309

https://bugzilla.novell.com/892073

https://bugzilla.novell.com/894553

https://bugzilla.novell.com/894556

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1129-1
Rating: important

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