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Debian: DSA-2976-1 Critical eglibc Update For OpenSSH Circumvention

Stephane Chazelas discovered that the GNU C library, glibc, processed ".." path segments in locale-related environment variables, possibly allowing attackers to circumvent intended restrictions, such as ForceCommand in OpenSSH, assuming that they can supply crafted locale . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2976-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer July 10, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : eglibc CVE ID : CVE-2014-0475 Stephane Chazelas discovered that the GNU C library, glibc, processed ".." path segments in locale-related environment variables, possibly allowing attackers to circumvent intended restrictions, such as ForceCommand in OpenSSH, assuming that they can supply crafted locale settings. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.13-38+deb7u3. This update also includes changes previously scheduled for the next wheezy point release as version 2.13-38+deb7u2. See the Debian changelog for details. We recommend that you upgrade your eglibc packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Ubuntu DSA-3078-2 elaborates on the libc9 security patch tackling filesystem path traversal vulnerabilities.. Debian Security Advisory, eglibc update, OpenSSH Patch, GNU C library. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 10, 2014 •Critical Debian