Security update for glibc (GHOST)

SUSE Security Update: Security update for glibc (GHOST)
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0158-1
Rating: critical
References: #913646
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    This update for glibc fixes the following security issue:

    CVE-2015-0235: A vulnerability was found and fixed in the GNU C Library,
    specifically in the function gethostbyname(), that could lead to a local
    or remote buffer overflow. (bsc#913646)

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2015-0235

    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-10206
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-glibc-10206
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-glibc-10206
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-glibc-10204
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-glibc-10202
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-glibc-10206

    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-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-info-2.11.3-17.74.13
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • glibc-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-html-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-info-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • nscd-2.11.3-17.74.13
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):
      • glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-17.74.13
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 i686 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • glibc-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.74.13
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • glibc-html-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-info-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • nscd-2.11.3-17.74.13
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-17.74.13
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):
      • glibc-locale-x86-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-profile-x86-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-x86-2.11.3-17.74.13
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586 i686 s390x x86_64):
      • glibc-2.11.3-17.45.55.5
      • glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.45.55.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • glibc-html-2.11.3-17.45.55.5
      • glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.45.55.5
      • glibc-info-2.11.3-17.45.55.5
      • glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.45.55.5
      • glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.45.55.5
      • nscd-2.11.3-17.45.55.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (s390x x86_64):
      • glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.45.55.5
      • glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.45.55.5
      • glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.45.55.5
      • glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-17.45.55.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 i686 s390x x86_64):
      • glibc-2.11.1-0.60.1
      • glibc-devel-2.11.1-0.60.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • glibc-html-2.11.1-0.60.1
      • glibc-i18ndata-2.11.1-0.60.1
      • glibc-info-2.11.1-0.60.1
      • glibc-locale-2.11.1-0.60.1
      • glibc-profile-2.11.1-0.60.1
      • nscd-2.11.1-0.60.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (s390x x86_64):
      • glibc-32bit-2.11.1-0.60.1
      • glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.1-0.60.1
      • glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.1-0.60.1
      • glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.1-0.60.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS (i586 i686 s390x x86_64):
      • glibc-2.4-31.113.3
      • glibc-devel-2.4-31.113.3
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • glibc-html-2.4-31.113.3
      • glibc-i18ndata-2.4-31.113.3
      • glibc-info-2.4-31.113.3
      • glibc-locale-2.4-31.113.3
      • glibc-profile-2.4-31.113.3
      • nscd-2.4-31.113.3
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS (s390x x86_64):
      • glibc-32bit-2.4-31.113.3
      • glibc-devel-32bit-2.4-31.113.3
      • glibc-locale-32bit-2.4-31.113.3
      • glibc-profile-32bit-2.4-31.113.3
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 i686 x86_64):
      • glibc-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.74.13
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • nscd-2.11.3-17.74.13
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):
      • glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.74.13
      • glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.74.13

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0235.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=913646
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=1ca03fa8282503d216439947cd177344
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=663c904782de77d808d74a6c283518c8
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=7fbea3f9bf3b0ca0902540ea678de798
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=fbc502d34a8bffb84719dc9a5ec60cde