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security advisorymoderateupdateRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6: RHSA-2013-1500-01 Moderate: gc Memory Issue
Updated gc packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: gc security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:1500-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1500.html Issue date: 2013-11-04 CVE Names: CVE-2012-2673 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated gc packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. 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 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 3. Description: gc is a Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector for C and C++. It was discovered that gc's implementation of the malloc() and calloc() routines did not properly perform parameter sanitization when allocating memory. If an application using gc did not implement application-level validity checks for the malloc() and calloc() routines, a remote attacker could provide specially crafted application-specific input, which,when processed by the application, could lead to an application crash or, potentially, arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-2673) Users of gc are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct this issue. Applications using gc must be restarted for the update to take effect. 4. 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/site/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 828878 - CVE-2012-2673 gc: malloc() and calloc() overflows 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6): Source: i386: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm x86_64: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6): Source: i386: gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm x86_64: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6): Source: x86_64: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6): Source: i386: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm ppc64: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm s390x: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm x86_64: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v.6): Source: i386: gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm ppc64: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.ppc.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.ppc.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.ppc.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.ppc64.rpm s390x: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.s390.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.s390.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.s390.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.s390x.rpm x86_64: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6): Source: i386: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm x86_64: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6): Source: i386: gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm x86_64: gc-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.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 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2673 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFSd+WTXlSAg2UNWIIRAmX7AJ49PV3EOFF1T25T+NRTu9+gjkZqdACggayQ /qIA8TtBiBXNBkja+HT5U1o=E9XU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list
Nov 04, 2013
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security advisoryremote code executionmemory allocationScientific Linux SL6.x Moderate Advisory: gc Remote Code Execution
Moderate: gc security update. Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 19:13:49 +0000 Reply-To: scientific-linux-users@ Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Pat Riehecky Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: gc on SL6.x i386/x86_64 MIME-Version: 1.0 Synopsis: Moderate: gc security update Advisory ID: SLSA-2013:1500-1 Issue Date: 2013-11-04 CVE Numbers: CVE-2012-2673 -- It was discovered that gc's implementation of the malloc() and calloc() routines did not properly perform parameter sanitization when allocating memory. If an application using gc did not implement application-level validity checks for the malloc() and calloc() routines, a remote attacker could provide specially crafted application-specific input, which, when processed by the application, could lead to an application crash or, potentially, arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-2673) Applications using gc must be restarted for the update to take effect. -- SL6 x86_64 gc-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm gc-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.x86_64.rpm i386 gc-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-debuginfo-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm gc-devel-7.1-12.el6_4.i686.rpm - Scientific Linux Development Team . Important security patch for GCC on CentOS, mitigating risks of potential remote code execution vulnerabilities.. Scientific Linux, gc security, code execution fix, moderate update, memory allocation issue. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 04, 2013
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