Debian: DSA-2122-2 High: Glibc Local Escalation Threat Resolved
debian
January 11, 2011
Colin Watson discovered that the update for stable relased in DSA-2122-1 did not complete address the underlying security issue in all possible scenarios
Summary
Colin Watson discovered that the update for stable relased in
DSA-2122-1 did not complete address the underlying security issue in
all possible scenarios.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7-18lenny7.
For the testing distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution
(sid), this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your glibc packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: glibc
CVE ID: CVE-2010-3847 CVE-2010-3856
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