The vulnerability of the library that handles system calls and core functions, glibc, allows a attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the elfgetdynamicinfo function in the elf/dynamic-link.h file of the ld.so library, which provides system calls and core functions, is related to integer overflow. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely using a specially crafted EL...

glibc, nscd security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2016:0175 Updated glibc packages that fix one security issue and two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base...

Scientific Linux Security Update : glibc on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20160216)

A stack-based buffer overflow was found in the way the libresolv library performed dual A/AAAA DNS queries. A remote attacker could create a specially crafted DNS response which could cause libresolv to crash or, potentially, execute code with the permissions of the user running the library. Note...

RHEL 6 : glibc (RHSA-2016:0175)

Updated glibc packages that fix one security issue and two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is...

RedHat Update for glibc RHSA-2016:0175-01

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Scientific Linux Security Update : glibc on SL7.x x86_64 (20160216)

A stack-based buffer overflow was found in the way the libresolv library performed dual A/AAAA DNS queries. A remote attacker could create a specially crafted DNS response which could cause libresolv to crash or, potentially, execute code with the permissions of the user running the library. Note...

SUSE-SU-2016:0472-1 Security update for glibc

This update for glibc fixes the following issues: - CVE-2015-7547: A stack-based buffer overflow in getaddrinfo allowed remote attackers to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via crafted and timed DNS responses bsc961721 - CVE-2015-8777: Insufficient checking of LDPOINTERGUARD environment...

Critical: Red Hat Security Advisory: glibc security and bug fix update

Updated glibc packages that fix two security issues and two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are...

Critical: Red Hat Security Advisory: glibc security and bug fix update

Updated glibc packages that fix one security issue and two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is...

Debian DLA-316-1 : eglibc security update

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in eglibc that may lead to a privilege escalation or denial of service. Glibc pointer guarding weakness A weakness in the dynamic loader prior has been found. The issue is that the LDPOINTERGUARD in the environment is not sanitized allowing local...

Oracle Linux 6 : glibc (ELSA-2012-0393)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2012-0393 advisory. 2.12-1.47.el62.9 - Always use another area after a failed allocation in the main arena 795328 - Remove sse3 memcpy 695812 changes 799259 2.12-1.47.el62.8 - Avoi...

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

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...

Scientific Linux Security Update : glibc on SL5.x,SL6.x i386/x86_64

The glibc packages contain the standard C libraries used by multiple programs on the system. These packages contain the standard C and the standard math libraries. Without these two libraries, a Linux system cannot function properly. The fix for CVE-2010-3847 introduced a regression in the way th...

CentOS Update for glibc CESA-2011:0412 centos5 x86_64

Check for the Version of glibc OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for glibc CESA-2011:0412 centos5 x8664 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it unde...

RedHat Update for glibc RHSA-2012:0393-01

Check for the Version of glibc OpenVAS Vulnerability Test RedHat Update for glibc RHSA-2012:0393-01 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms...

RedHat Update for glibc RHSA-2011:0413-01

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptxrefname:"URL",...

glibc security and bug fix update

2.12-1.47.el62.9 - Always use another area after a failed allocation in the main arena 795328 - Remove sse3 memcpy 695812 changes 799259 2.12-1.47.el62.8 - Avoid nargs integer overflow which could be used to bypass FORTIFYSOURCE 794815 2.12-1.47.el62.7 - Fix locking on malloc family retry paths...

HP-UX PHSS_42253 : HP-UX Dynamic Loader, Local Privilege Escalation, Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02688 SSRT100513 rev.1)

s700800 11.11 ld1 and linker tools cumulative patch : A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HP-UX dynamic loader. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to create a privilege escalation, or a Denial of Service DoS. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

HP-UX PHSS_42043 : HP-UX Dynamic Loader, Local Privilege Escalation, Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02688 SSRT100513 rev.1)

s700800 11.23 linker + fdp cumulative patch : A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HP-UX dynamic loader. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to create a privilege escalation, or a Denial of Service DoS. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

HP-UX PHSS_42040 : HP-UX Dynamic Loader, Local Privilege Escalation, Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02688 SSRT100513 rev.1)

s700800 11.31 linker + fdp cumulative patch : A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HP-UX dynamic loader. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to create a privilege escalation, or a Denial of Service DoS. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...