SuSE 10 Security Update : glibc (ZYPP Patch Number 8351)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 62960
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Synopsis
The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.Description
This collective update to the GNU Lib C library (glibc) provides the following fixes :- Make addmntent() return errors also for cached streams.
(bnc#676178, CVE-2011-1089)
- Fix overflows in vfprintf(). (bnc#770891, CVE-2012-3406)
- Fix incomplete results from nscd. (bnc#753756)
- Fix a deadlock in dlsym in case the symbol isn't found, for multi-threaded programs. (bnc#760216)
Solution
Apply ZYPP patch number 8351.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 62960
File Name: suse_glibc-8351.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 11/19/2012
Updated: 1/19/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-1089, CVE-2012-3406