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openSUSE 11.4/11.3 - 2012:0064-1 Important: glibc Heap Overflow

opensuse
Calendar Grey January 5, 2012
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
OpenSUSE has released a vital security update addressing critical vulnerabilities in glibc, particularly targeting heap overflow risks that may lead to system exploitation
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

Specially crafted time zone files could cause a heap

overflow in glibc (CVE-2009-5029).

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update important heap overflow patch management glibc openSUSE

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE 11.4:

zypper in -t patch glibc-5554

- openSUSE 11.3:

zypper in -t patch glibc-5554

To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

Package List

- openSUSE 11.4 (i586 i686 x86_64):

glibc-2.11.3-12.21.1

glibc-devel-2.11.3-12.21.1

- openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

glibc-html-2.11.3-12.21.1

glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-12.21.1

glibc-info-2.11.3-12.21.1

glibc-locale-2.11.3-12.21.1

glibc-obsolete-2.11.3-12.21.1

glibc-profile-2.11.3-12.21.1

nscd-2.11.3-12.21.1

- openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64):

glibc-32bit-2.11.3-12.21.1

glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-12.21.1

glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-12.21.1

glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-12.21.1

- openSUSE 11.3 (i586 i686 x86_64):

glibc-2.11.2-3.7.1

glibc-devel-2.11.2-3.7.1

- openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64):

glibc-html-2.11.2-3.7.1

glibc-i18ndata-2.11.2-3.7.1

glibc-info-2.11.2-3.7.1

glibc-locale-2.11.2-3.7.1

glibc-obsolete-2.11.2-3.7.1

glibc-profile-2.11.2-3.7.1

nscd-2.11.2-3.7.1

- openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64):

glibc-32bit-2.11.2-3.7.1

glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.2-3.7.1

glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.2-3.7.1

glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.2-3.7.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5029.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2012:0064-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 11.3 .

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update important heap overflow patch management glibc openSUSE

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