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MDVA-2009:116 : glibc
high Nessus Plugin ID 39460
Synopsis
The remote Mandriva host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
New glibc release to fix some issues found in glibc 2.8 present in Mandriva 2009.0:- ulimit(UL_SETFSIZE) does not return the integer part of the new file size limit divided by 512 (http://linuxtesting.org/results/report?num=S0167, Mandriva bug #51685)
- When including pthread.h and using pthread_cleanup_pop or pthread_cleanup_pop_restore_np macros, a compiler warning is issued or build error happens if -Werror is used (http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7056, Mandriva bug #49142)
Solution
Update the affected package(s).See Also
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVA-2009:116
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 39460
File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2009-116.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Published: 6/19/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:linux
Required KB Items: Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2009