SUSE-SU-2016:2156-1: 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-2016:2156-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #931399 #965699 #969727 #973010 #973164 #973179 
                    #980483 #980854 #986302 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-1234 CVE-2016-3075 CVE-2016-3706
                    CVE-2016-4429
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has 5 fixes
   is now available.

Description:


   This update for glibc fixes the following issues:

   - Drop old fix that could break services that start before IPv6 is up.
     (bsc#931399)
   - Do not copy d_name field of struct dirent. (CVE-2016-1234, bsc#969727)
   - Fix memory leak in _nss_dns_gethostbyname4_r. (bsc#973010)
   - Relocate DSOs in dependency order, fixing a potential crash during
     symbol relocation phase. (bsc#986302)
   - Fix nscd assertion failure in gc. (bsc#965699)
   - Fix stack overflow in _nss_dns_getnetbyname_r. (CVE-2016-3075,
     bsc#973164)
   - Fix getaddrinfo stack overflow in hostent conversion. (CVE-2016-3706,
     bsc#980483)
   - Do not use alloca in clntudp_call. (CVE-2016-4429, bsc#980854)


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-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-glibc-12712=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-glibc-12712=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-glibc-12712=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):

      glibc-html-2.11.3-17.102.1
      glibc-info-2.11.3-17.102.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 i686 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-2.11.3-17.102.1
      glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.102.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-html-2.11.3-17.102.1
      glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.102.1
      glibc-info-2.11.3-17.102.1
      glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.102.1
      glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.102.1
      nscd-2.11.3-17.102.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.102.1
      glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.102.1
      glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.102.1
      glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-17.102.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ia64):

      glibc-locale-x86-2.11.3-17.102.1
      glibc-profile-x86-2.11.3-17.102.1
      glibc-x86-2.11.3-17.102.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 i686 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-debuginfo-2.11.3-17.102.1
      glibc-debugsource-2.11.3-17.102.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      glibc-debuginfo-32bit-2.11.3-17.102.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (ia64):

      glibc-debuginfo-x86-2.11.3-17.102.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1234.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3075.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3706.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4429.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/931399
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/965699
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/969727
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/973010
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/973164
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/973179
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/980483
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/980854
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/986302