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Scientific Linux Security Update : glibc on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120315)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61284

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The glibc packages provide the standard C and standard math libraries used by multiple programs on the system. Without these libraries, the Linux system cannot function correctly.

An integer overflow flaw was found in the implementation of the printf functions family. This could allow an attacker to bypass FORTIFY_SOURCE protections and execute arbitrary code using a format string flaw in an application, even though these protections are expected to limit the impact of such flaws to an application abort.
(CVE-2012-0864)

This update also fixes the following bugs :

 - Previously, the dynamic loader generated an incorrect ordering for initialization according to the ELF specification. This could result in incorrect ordering of DSO constructors and destructors. With this update, dependency resolution has been fixed.

 - Previously, locking of the main malloc arena was incorrect in the retry path. This could result in a deadlock if an sbrk request failed. With this update, locking of the main arena in the retry path has been fixed. This issue was exposed by a bug fix provided in a previous update.

 - Calling memcpy with overlapping arguments on certain processors would generate unexpected results. While such code is a clear violation of ANSI/ISO standards, this update restores prior memcpy behavior.

All users of glibc are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain patches to resolve these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b0cb7044

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61284

File Name: sl_20120315_glibc_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/1/2012

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:glibc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:glibc-common, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:glibc-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:glibc-debuginfo-common, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:glibc-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:glibc-headers, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:glibc-static, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:glibc-utils, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:nscd, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0864