SUSE-SU-2014:1129-1: important: Security update for glibc

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for glibc
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1129-1
Rating:             important
References:         #836746 #844309 #892073 #894553 #894556 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-6656 CVE-2013-4357 CVE-2014-5119
                    CVE-2014-6040
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS
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   An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has one
   errata is now available.

Description:


   This glibc update fixes a critical privilege escalation problem and two
   additional issues:

       * bnc#892073: An off-by-one error leading to a heap-based buffer
         overflow was found in __gconv_translit_find(). An exploit that
   targets the problem is publicly available. (CVE-2014-5119)
       * bnc#836746: Avoid race between {, __de}allocate_stack and
         __reclaim_stacks during fork.
       * bnc#844309: Fixed various overflows, reading large /etc/hosts or
         long names. (CVE-2013-4357)
       * bnc#894553, bnc#894556: Fixed various crashes on invalid input in
         IBM gconv modules. (CVE-2014-6040, CVE-2012-6656)

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2012-6656
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6656>
       * CVE-2013-4357
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4357>
       * CVE-2014-5119
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5119>
       * CVE-2014-6040
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6040>


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 SP2 LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-glibc-9721

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586 i686 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.45.53.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-html-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-info-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      nscd-2.11.3-17.45.53.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (s390x x86_64):

      glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.45.53.1
      glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-17.45.53.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6656.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4357.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5119.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6040.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/836746
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/844309
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/892073
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/894553
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/894556
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=cd8403453563e9d5a949d2219d62a993