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A critical vulnerability has been found in glibc, the GNU C library, that affects all Linux systems dating back to 2000. Attackers can use this flaw to execute code and remotely gain control of Linux machines. . The issue stems from a heap-based buffer overflow found in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots() function in glibc. That particular function is used by the _gethostbyname function calls. The link for this article located at ThreatPost is no longer available. . The issue stems from a heap-based buffer overflow found in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots() function. critical, vulnerability, found, glibc, library, affects, linux, systems. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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