MDVA-2009:017 : glibc

high Nessus Plugin ID 36554

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

regexp.h header shipped with glibc 2.8, in Mandriva Linux 2009, had an error which caused the build of programs using the regexp compile function to fail. This update addresses the issue.

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVA-2009:017

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 36554

File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2009-017.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:linux

Required KB Items: Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/6/2009