RedHat: RHSA-2011-0413:01 Important: glibc security update
Summary
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 the dynamic
loader expanded the $ORIGIN dynamic string token specified in the RPATH and
RUNPATH entries in the ELF library header. A local attacker could use this
flaw to escalate their privileges via a setuid or setgid program using
such a library. (CVE-2011-0536)
It was discovered that the glibc fnmatch() function did not properly
restrict the use of alloca(). If the function was called on sufficiently
large inputs, it could cause an application using fnmatch() to crash or,
possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the application.
(CVE-2011-1071)
It was discovered that the locale command did not produce properly escaped
output as required by the POSIX specification. If an attacker were able to
set the locale environment variables in the environment of a script that
performed shell evaluation on the output of the locale command, and that
script were run with different privileges than the attacker's, it could
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the script. (CVE-2011-1095)
All users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
backported patches to correct these issues.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
References
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-0536.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-1071.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-1095.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-common-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-headers-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-utils-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
nscd-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
x86_64:
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-utils-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
nscd-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-static-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
x86_64:
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-static-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64:
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-utils-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64:
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-static-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
nscd-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-common-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-headers-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-utils-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
nscd-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
ppc64:
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.ppc.rpm
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.ppc64.rpm
glibc-common-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.ppc64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.ppc.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.ppc64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.ppc.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.ppc64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.ppc64.rpm
glibc-utils-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.ppc64.rpm
nscd-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.s390.rpm
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.s390x.rpm
glibc-common-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.s390x.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.s390.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.s390x.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.s390.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.s390x.rpm
glibc-headers-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.s390x.rpm
glibc-utils-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.s390x.rpm
nscd-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-utils-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
nscd-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-static-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
ppc64:
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.ppc64.rpm
glibc-static-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.s390x.rpm
glibc-static-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-static-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-common-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-headers-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-utils-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
nscd-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
x86_64:
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-utils-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
nscd-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
glibc-static-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
x86_64:
glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
glibc-static-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
Topic
Updated glibc packages that fix three security issues are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) basescores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for eachvulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
625893 - CVE-2011-1095 glibc: insufficient quoting in the locale command output
667974 - CVE-2011-0536 glibc: CVE-2010-3847 fix causes linker to search CWD when running privileged program with $ORIGIN in R*PATH
681054 - CVE-2011-1071 glibc: fnmatch() alloca()-based memory corruption flaw