Red Hat: 2015:1627-01: glibc: Moderate Advisory
Summary
The glibc packages provide the standard C libraries (libc), POSIX thread
libraries (libpthread), standard math libraries (libm), and the Name Server
Caching Daemon (nscd) used by multiple programs on the system.
Without these libraries, the Linux system cannot function correctly.
An invalid free flaw was found in glibc's getaddrinfo() function when used
with the AI_IDN flag. A remote attacker able to make an application call
this function could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the
permissions of the user running the application. Note that this flaw only
affected applications using glibc compiled with libidn support.
(CVE-2013-7424)
All glibc users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7424 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.src.rpm
i386:
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i686.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-common-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
nscd-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
x86_64:
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i686.rpm
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-common-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
nscd-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.src.rpm
i386:
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i686.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-common-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
nscd-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
ia64:
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i686.rpm
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-common-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm
nscd-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm
ppc:
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ppc64.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ppc64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ppc64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm
nscd-2.5-123.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm
s390x:
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.s390.rpm
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-123.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.s390.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-123.el5_11.3.s390.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-123.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-123.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-123.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm
nscd-2.5-123.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i686.rpm
glibc-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-common-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-123.el5_11.3.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
nscd-2.5-123.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm
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Topic
Updated glibc packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Linux 5.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1186614 - CVE-2013-7424 glibc: Invalid-free when using getaddrinfo()