SUSE: 2018:2187-1 Crucial Update: Fix for glibc Buffer Overflow Issue
suse
August 3, 2018
An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for glibc fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2017-15804: Fix buffer overflow during unescaping of user names in the glob function in glob.c (bsc#1064580). - CVE-2017-15670: Fix buffer overflow in glob with GLOB_TILDE (bsc#1064583). - CVE-2017-15671: Fix memory leak in glob with GLOB_TILDE (bsc#1064569). - CVE-2018-11236: Fix 32bit arch integer overflow in stdlib/canonicalize.c when processing very long pathname arguments (bsc#1094161). - CVE-2017-12132: Reduce advertised EDNS0 buffer size to guard against fragmentation attacks (bsc#1051791). - CVE-2018-1000001: Avoid underflow of malloced area (bsc#1074293). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Topics Covered
References
#1051791 #1064569 #1064580 #1064583 #1074293
#1094161
Cross- CVE-2017-12132 CVE-2017-15670 CVE-2017-15671
CVE-2017-15804 CVE-2018-1000001 CVE-2018-11236
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12132.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15670.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15671.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15804.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000001.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11236.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1051791
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1064569
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1064580
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1064583
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1074293
PREVIOUS
NEXT
Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2187-1
Rating: important
Topics Covered
Get the latest News and Insights
Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.
Related News
Powered By
Linux Security - Your source for Top Linux News, Advisories, HOWTOs and Feature Releases
QUICK LINKS
subscribe to newsletters!
Like staying secure? So do we.
Sign up for updates, tips, and alerts!