TSLSA-2001-0029 - glibc

From: Trustix Secure Linux Advisor (tslat_private)
Date: Thu Dec 20 2001 - 06:19:48 PST

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    Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory #2001-0029
    
    Package name:      glibc
    Severity:          Buffer overflow
    Date:              2001-12-19
    Affected versions: TSL 1.01, 1.1, 1.2, 1.5
    
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    Problem description:
      There is a problem in the glob(3) function of the Glibc library which
      allows for exploitation of programs that pass user supplied input
      directly to it.
    
    
    Action:
      We recommend that all systems with this package installed are upgraded.
    
    
    Location:
      All TSL updates are available from
      <URI:http://www.trustix.net/pub/Trustix/updates/>
      <URI:ftp://ftp.trustix.net/pub/Trustix/updates/>
    
    
    Automatic updates:
      Users of the SWUP tool, can enjoy having updates automatically
      installed using 'swup --upgrade'.
    
      Get SWUP from:
      <URI:ftp://ftp.trustix.net/pub/Trustix/software/swup/>
    
    
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    Verification:
      This advisory along with all TSL packages are signed with the TSL sign key.
      This key available from:
      <URI:http://www.trustix.net/TSL-GPG-KEY>
    
      The advisory itself is available from the errata pages at
      <URI:http://www.trustix.net/errata/trustix-1.2/> and
      <URI:http://www.trustix.net/errata/trustix-1.5/>
      or directly at
      <URI:http://www.trustix.net/errata/misc/2001/TSL-2001-0029-glibc.asc.txt>
    
    MD5sums of the packages:
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    b09da93d8c0aaa3ea05f96eac0670f4b  ./1.5/SRPMS/glibc-2.1.3-16tr.src.rpm
    066333d08effaf470bd34d7eed678bc0  ./1.5/RPMS/glibc-profile-2.1.3-16tr.i586.rpm
    9978d2532b03f429b7d60608d7998416  ./1.5/RPMS/glibc-devel-2.1.3-16tr.i586.rpm
    24bfe2e19232744126c321534a120aa5  ./1.5/RPMS/glibc-2.1.3-16tr.i586.rpm
    b09da93d8c0aaa3ea05f96eac0670f4b  ./1.2/SRPMS/glibc-2.1.3-16tr.src.rpm
    e1b3655cb6f93f5c9e20a233f3872a1e  ./1.2/RPMS/glibc-profile-2.1.3-16tr.i586.rpm
    91ab7db274ed981e88c75f76debb8a97  ./1.2/RPMS/glibc-devel-2.1.3-16tr.i586.rpm
    152ebaee28c79a11205e80f2dd7335cd  ./1.2/RPMS/glibc-2.1.3-16tr.i586.rpm
    b09da93d8c0aaa3ea05f96eac0670f4b  ./1.1/SRPMS/glibc-2.1.3-16tr.src.rpm
    185918341e54d62746496b46abfc87b2  ./1.1/RPMS/glibc-profile-2.1.3-16tr.i586.rpm
    4e4c5f29e794e040eb55ad04c20d7d63  ./1.1/RPMS/glibc-devel-2.1.3-16tr.i586.rpm
    9f3bddc70339a87f5f47bf8ac04ef253  ./1.1/RPMS/glibc-2.1.3-16tr.i586.rpm
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    Trustix Security Team
     
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