MDVA-2009:197 : glibc

high Nessus Plugin ID 47976

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

This update ships glibc with fixed preadv/pwritev/fallocate prototypes which are wrong on 32-bit architectures with
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 on glibc 2.10.1. After installing the update, you must rebuild any application using preadv/pwritev/fallocate built with -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 on a 32-bit arch.

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVA-2009:197

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 47976

File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2009-197.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 7/30/2010

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: 11/12/2009