SUSE-SU-2015:0253-1: 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-2015:0253-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #864081 #891843 #894553 #894556 #903288 #909053 
                    
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-6656 CVE-2014-6040
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has four
   fixes is now available.

Description:


   glibc has been updated to fix security issues and bugs:

       * Fix crashes on invalid input in IBM gconv modules. (CVE-2014-6040,
         CVE-2012-6656, bsc#894553, bsc#894556, GLIBC BZ #17325, GLIBC BZ
         #14134)
       * Avoid infinite loop in nss_dns getnetbyname. (CVE-2014-9402)
       * Don't touch user-controlled stdio locks in forked child.
         (bsc#864081, GLIBC BZ #12847)
       * Unlock mutex before going back to waiting for PI mutexes.
         (bsc#891843, GLIBC BZ #14417)
       * Implement x86 cpuid handling of leaf4 for cache information.
         (bsc#903288, GLIBC BZ #12587)
       * Fix infinite loop in check_pf. (bsc#909053, GLIBC BZ #12926)

   Security Issues:

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


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 Software Development Kit 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-glibc=10259

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-glibc=10259

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-glibc=10259

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-glibc=10259

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      glibc-html-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-info-2.11.3-17.80.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      glibc-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-html-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-info-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.80.3
      nscd-2.11.3-17.80.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):

      glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-17.80.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 i686 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.80.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-html-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-info-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.80.3
      nscd-2.11.3-17.80.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-17.80.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):

      glibc-locale-x86-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-profile-x86-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-x86-2.11.3-17.80.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 i686 x86_64):

      glibc-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.80.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.80.3
      nscd-2.11.3-17.80.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):

      glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.80.3
      glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.80.3


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6656.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6040.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864081
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=891843
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894553
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894556
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=903288
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909053
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=76bf279b2ba02c13a549f81e2b2d2df4