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Fedora 41 glibc Security Advisory 2024-846e191001: critical getrandom issue

This update addresses a security vulnerability in the getrandom and arc4random implementation (CVE-2024-12455) on POWER systems (pcpc64le). Other architectures are not affected.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2024-846e191001 2024-12-19 04:06:20.748341+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : glibc Product : Fedora 41 Version : 2.40 Release : 14.fc41 URL : Summary : The GNU libc libraries Description : The glibc package contains standard libraries which are used by multiple programs on the system. In order to save disk space and memory, as well as to make upgrading easier, common system code is kept in one place and shared between programs. This particular package contains the most important sets of shared libraries: the standard C library and the standard math library. Without these two libraries, a Linux system will not function. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: This update addresses a security vulnerability in the getrandom and arc4random implementation (CVE-2024-12455) on POWER systems (pcpc64le). Other architectures are not affected. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Sun Dec 15 2024 Florian Weimer - 2.40-14 - Minor update to getrandom vDSO handshake * Wed Dec 11 2024 Florian Weimer - 2.40-13 - CVE-2024-12455: Incorrect getrandom return value on ppc64le -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #2332112 - CVE-2024-12455 glibc: glibc in Fedora 41 ships a broken getrandom/arc4random for ppc64le platform [fedora-41] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2332112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" updateprogram. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-846e191001' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do not reply to spam, report it: . Enhance address safety protocols in getrandom and arc4random for Fedora, preserving system stability and efficiency.. glibc updates, Fedora security, getrandom fix, critical advisory. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 19, 2024 •Critical Fedora