Security update for glibc
SUSE Security Update: Security update for glibc
This update for the GNU Lib C fixes security issues, some bugs and
introduces one new feature.
The following security issues have been fixed:
* CVE-2013-4357: Various potential stack overflows in getaddrinfo() and
others were fixed. (bnc#844309)
* CVE-2013-4458: A stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called
with AF_INET6.
The following new feature has been implemented:
* On PowerLinux, a vDSO entry for getcpu() was added for possible
performance enhancements. (FATE#316816, bnc#854445)
The following issues have been fixed:
* Performance problems with threads in __lll_lock_wait_private and
__lll_unlock_wake_private. (bnc#836746)
* IPv6: Memory leak in getaddrinfo() when many RRs are returned.
(bnc#863499)
* Using profiling C library (-lc_p) can trigger a segmentation fault.
(bnc#872832)
Security Issues references:
* CVE-2013-4357
* CVE-2013-4458
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2014:0760-1 |
| Rating: | low |
| References: | #836746 #844309 #847227 #854445 #863499 #872832 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has four fixes is now available.
Description:
This update for the GNU Lib C fixes security issues, some bugs and
introduces one new feature.
The following security issues have been fixed:
* CVE-2013-4357: Various potential stack overflows in getaddrinfo() and
others were fixed. (bnc#844309)
* CVE-2013-4458: A stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called
with AF_INET6.
The following new feature has been implemented:
* On PowerLinux, a vDSO entry for getcpu() was added for possible
performance enhancements. (FATE#316816, bnc#854445)
The following issues have been fixed:
* Performance problems with threads in __lll_lock_wait_private and
__lll_unlock_wake_private. (bnc#836746)
* IPv6: Memory leak in getaddrinfo() when many RRs are returned.
(bnc#863499)
* Using profiling C library (-lc_p) can trigger a segmentation fault.
(bnc#872832)
Security Issues references:
* CVE-2013-4357
* CVE-2013-4458
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 Software Development Kit 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sdksp3-glibc-9262 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-glibc-9262 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-glibc-9262 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sledsp3-glibc-9262
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
- glibc-html-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-info-2.11.3-17.62.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
- glibc-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-html-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-info-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.62.1
- nscd-2.11.3-17.62.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):
- glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-17.62.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 i686 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- glibc-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.62.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- glibc-html-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-info-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.62.1
- nscd-2.11.3-17.62.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-17.62.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):
- glibc-locale-x86-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-profile-x86-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-x86-2.11.3-17.62.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 i686 x86_64):
- glibc-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.62.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
- glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.62.1
- nscd-2.11.3-17.62.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):
- glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.62.1
- glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.62.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4357.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4458.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/836746
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/844309
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/847227
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/854445
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/863499
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/872832
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=6e7b580c8401597aace1b6f6d46f6d74