Mandrake alert: glibc update

Posted by dave on Dec 19, 2001 9:09 PM EDT
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Flavio Veloso found an overflowable buffer problem in earlier versions of the glibc glob(3) implementation. It may be possible to exploit some programs that pass input to the glibc glob() function in a manner that can be modified by the user.

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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory ________________________________________________________________________

Package name: glibc Date: December 19th, 2001 Advisory ID: MDKSA-2001:095

Affected versions: 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, Corporate Server 1.0.1, Single Network Firewall 7.2 ________________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

Flavio Veloso found an overflowable buffer problem in earlier versions of the glibc glob(3) implementation. It may be possible to exploit some programs that pass input to the glibc glob() function in a manner that can be modified by the user. ________________________________________________________________________

References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2001-0886 ________________________________________________________________________

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the command:

rpm --checksig package.rpm

You can get the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team at:

https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS

If you use MandrakeUpdate, the verification of md5 checksum and GPG signature is performed automatically for you.

Linux-Mandrake 7.1: 516acd7c51fee17ca9bb8a891075075c 7.1/RPMS/glibc-2.1.3-19.1mdk.i586.rpm 5ca14ef88a3d24f3fd9bcba49081ded8 7.1/RPMS/glibc-devel-2.1.3-19.1mdk.i586.rpm fb24d6b2a254859bc909c36a38d9d139 7.1/RPMS/glibc-profile-2.1.3-19.1mdk.i586.rpm 29e2a828a36cfd258afa3d7e8bcb7f4d 7.1/RPMS/nscd-2.1.3-19.1mdk.i586.rpm 28033029837d789d934a419dfc1131b2 7.1/SRPMS/glibc-2.1.3-19.1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.2: e19276709c2a4735ddee4a0951df4e12 7.2/RPMS/glibc-2.1.3-19.2mdk.i586.rpm 92a7e4cee85c42c4ea037df54148a596 7.2/RPMS/glibc-devel-2.1.3-19.2mdk.i586.rpm 3bd6c44c0ab01b82760c4d366f59d781 7.2/RPMS/glibc-profile-2.1.3-19.2mdk.i586.rpm 6972ae990d40b74ea6410a693fec4c7a 7.2/RPMS/nscd-2.1.3-19.2mdk.i586.rpm 3f842988e9aab5ceb3067ec0f9310e09 7.2/SRPMS/glibc-2.1.3-19.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.0: 19b2a99c2689b46bdab81adf0fb528be 8.0/RPMS/glibc-2.2.2-6.1mdk.i586.rpm 7f582c2277c07aca00299c17b82d448b 8.0/RPMS/glibc-devel-2.2.2-6.1mdk.i586.rpm d280e87d1e835ece32b9cacdd2cd9ccd 8.0/RPMS/glibc-profile-2.2.2-6.1mdk.i586.rpm 3dae28acd265003186cda5863ff449c3 8.0/RPMS/ldconfig-2.2.2-6.1mdk.i586.rpm ece1998a4e8099ebda6f2d03c88bddd8 8.0/RPMS/nscd-2.2.2-6.1mdk.i586.rpm c324de9da3bcf41124036934d64a2f1c 8.0/SRPMS/glibc-2.2.2-6.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.0 (PPC): ad856404147580c30bc044085d044681 ppc/8.0/RPMS/glibc-2.2.2-6.1mdk.ppc.rpm 94f2d80ac1770f789f7ccc154bb5ad58 ppc/8.0/RPMS/glibc-devel-2.2.2-6.1mdk.ppc.rpm 7e6c492400976eefa673e1fd81f2121c ppc/8.0/RPMS/glibc-profile-2.2.2-6.1mdk.ppc.rpm ca8663cc2f2ce2a50a6401054a4a182c ppc/8.0/RPMS/ldconfig-2.2.2-6.1mdk.ppc.rpm a07ea6eb40ac747ec4c3da16b7905a75 ppc/8.0/RPMS/nscd-2.2.2-6.1mdk.ppc.rpm c324de9da3bcf41124036934d64a2f1c ppc/8.0/SRPMS/glibc-2.2.2-6.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.1: 2a991be2c3cf7fcf829b653127131719 8.1/RPMS/glibc-2.2.4-9.1mdk.i586.rpm 8742ff16fc01c8bcd89d95564b643e56 8.1/RPMS/glibc-devel-2.2.4-9.1mdk.i586.rpm 1ed7510e9496c6ec2778b2a8dc65206e 8.1/RPMS/glibc-profile-2.2.4-9.1mdk.i586.rpm ff8053a5491048795b78fbe39ef732ae 8.1/RPMS/ldconfig-2.2.4-9.1mdk.i586.rpm 550a774cdccbcde645cb3ffb8cfa0c12 8.1/RPMS/nscd-2.2.4-9.1mdk.i586.rpm 02d799a94863352278b4fb07b7ff50ff 8.1/SRPMS/glibc-2.2.4-9.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.1 (IA64): 859380703ef56994ee7170aee273d7ae ia64/8.1/RPMS/glibc-2.2.4-9.1mdk.ia64.rpm 884fb217b7b4f1982fedb731b7fa9b79 ia64/8.1/RPMS/glibc-devel-2.2.4-9.1mdk.ia64.rpm 8fbfc935cde96781e2ea73167864c571 ia64/8.1/RPMS/glibc-profile-2.2.4-9.1mdk.ia64.rpm 63a40508fcbab4cce75436994a356184 ia64/8.1/RPMS/ldconfig-2.2.4-9.1mdk.ia64.rpm 174dee8685f5549aabb40d650ed32079 ia64/8.1/RPMS/nscd-2.2.4-9.1mdk.ia64.rpm 02d799a94863352278b4fb07b7ff50ff ia64/8.1/SRPMS/glibc-2.2.4-9.1mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 1.0.1: 516acd7c51fee17ca9bb8a891075075c 1.0.1/RPMS/glibc-2.1.3-19.1mdk.i586.rpm 5ca14ef88a3d24f3fd9bcba49081ded8 1.0.1/RPMS/glibc-devel-2.1.3-19.1mdk.i586.rpm fb24d6b2a254859bc909c36a38d9d139 1.0.1/RPMS/glibc-profile-2.1.3-19.1mdk.i586.rpm 29e2a828a36cfd258afa3d7e8bcb7f4d 1.0.1/RPMS/nscd-2.1.3-19.1mdk.i586.rpm 28033029837d789d934a419dfc1131b2 1.0.1/SRPMS/glibc-2.1.3-19.1mdk.src.rpm

Single Network Firewall 7.2: e19276709c2a4735ddee4a0951df4e12 snf7.2/RPMS/glibc-2.1.3-19.2mdk.i586.rpm 92a7e4cee85c42c4ea037df54148a596 snf7.2/RPMS/glibc-devel-2.1.3-19.2mdk.i586.rpm 3bd6c44c0ab01b82760c4d366f59d781 snf7.2/RPMS/glibc-profile-2.1.3-19.2mdk.i586.rpm 6972ae990d40b74ea6410a693fec4c7a snf7.2/RPMS/nscd-2.1.3-19.2mdk.i586.rpm 3f842988e9aab5ceb3067ec0f9310e09 snf7.2/SRPMS/glibc-2.1.3-19.2mdk.src.rpm ________________________________________________________________________

Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):

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Before applying this update, make sure all previously released updates relevant to your system have been applied. To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".

You can download the updates directly from one of the mirror sites listed at:

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3.

Updated packages are available in the "updates/[ver]/RPMS/" directory. For example, if you are looking for an updated RPM package for Mandrake Linux 8.1, look for it in "updates/8.1/RPMS/". Updated source RPMs are available as well, but you generally do not need to download them.

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to update.

You can view other security advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security@linux-mandrake.com ________________________________________________________________________

Mandrake Linux has several security-related mailing list services that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be obtained by visiting:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php ________________________________________________________________________

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