Security update for glibc

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2883-1
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2015-5180 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2015-5180 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-15670 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-15670 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-15804 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2017-15804 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for glibc fixes the following security issues:

  • CVE-2017-15670: Prevent off-by-one error that lead to a heap-based buffer overflow in the glob function, related to the processing of home directories using the ~ operator followed by a long string (bsc#1064583)
  • CVE-2017-15804: The glob function contained a buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the ~ operator (bsc#1064580)
  • CVE-2015-5180: res_query in libresolv allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash) (bsc#941234).

This non-security issue was fixed:

  • Fix inaccuracies in casin, cacos, casinh, cacosh (bsc#1058774)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-glibc-13795=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-glibc-13795=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-glibc-13795=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-glibc-13795=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-glibc-13795=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (nosrc i686 i586)
    • glibc-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i686 i586)
    • glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • glibc-html-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • nscd-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-info-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • glibc-html-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-info-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586 i686 nosrc)
    • glibc-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (x86_64 s390x i686 i586)
    • glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586)
    • glibc-html-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • nscd-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-info-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (s390x x86_64)
    • glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64 i686 nosrc)
    • glibc-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64 i686)
    • glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • glibc-html-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • nscd-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-info-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • glibc-x86-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-profile-x86-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-locale-x86-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 nosrc x86_64)
    • glibc-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • glibc-html-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-locale-32bit-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-profile-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-profile-32bit-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • nscd-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-info-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.110.19.2
    • glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.110.19.2

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