SUSE-SU-2013:1251-1: moderate: Security update for glibc

[sle-security-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for glibc
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:1251-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #676178 #691365 #767266 #770891 #775690 #796982 
                    #813121 #828637 
Cross-References:   CVE-2010-4756 CVE-2011-1089 CVE-2012-3405
                    CVE-2012-3406 CVE-2012-3480 CVE-2013-1914
                   
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
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   An update that solves 6 vulnerabilities and has two fixes
   is now available.

Description:


   This collective update for the GNU C library (glibc)
   provides the following  fixes and enhancements:

   Security issues fixed:

   * Fix stack overflow in getaddrinfo with many results.
   (bnc#813121, CVE-2013-1914)
   * Fix a different stack overflow in getaddrinfo with
   many results. (bnc#828637)
   * Fix array overflow in floating point parser
   [bnc#775690] (CVE-2012-3480)
   * Fix strtod integer/buffer overflows [bnc#775690]
   (CVE-2012-3480)
   * Add patches for fix overflows in vfprintf. [bnc
   #770891, CVE-2012-3405, CVE-2012-3406]
   * Fix buffer overflow in glob. (bnc#691365)
   (CVE-2010-4756)
   * Flush stream in addmntent, to catch errors like
   reached file size limits. [bnc #676178, CVE-2011-1089]

   Bugs fixed:

   * Fix locking in _IO_cleanup. (bnc#796982)
   * Fix resolver when first query fails, but seconds
   succeeds. [bnc #767266]

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2013-1914
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1914
   >
   * CVE-2010-4756
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4756
   >
   * CVE-2012-3480
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3480
   >
   * CVE-2012-3405
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3405
   >
   * CVE-2012-3406
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3406
   >
   * CVE-2011-1089
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1089
   >


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-glibc-8082

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-glibc-8082

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware LTSS (i586 i686 x86_64):

      glibc-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-devel-2.11.1-0.50.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware LTSS (i586 x86_64):

      glibc-html-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-i18ndata-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-info-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-locale-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-profile-2.11.1-0.50.1
      nscd-2.11.1-0.50.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware LTSS (x86_64):

      glibc-32bit-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.1-0.50.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 i686 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-devel-2.11.1-0.50.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-html-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-i18ndata-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-info-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-locale-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-profile-2.11.1-0.50.1
      nscd-2.11.1-0.50.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (s390x x86_64):

      glibc-32bit-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.1-0.50.1
      glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.1-0.50.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4756.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1089.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3405.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3406.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3480.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1914.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/676178
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/691365
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/767266
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/770891
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/775690
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/796982
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/813121
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/828637
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=0ed824f4616a590edd9c21331469673e