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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2016.0206
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0206)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0206 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0206 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated glibc packages fix security vulnerabilities:

It was found that glob implementation in glibc does not correctly handle
overlong names in struct dirent buffers when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is used, causing
large stack-based buffer overflow with controlled length and content
(CVE-2016-1234).

A stack overflow vulnerability (unbounded allocation) in
_nss_dns_getnetbyname_r function was found (CVE-2016-3075).

stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET, AF_INET6
(incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458) (CVE-2016-3706).

Affected Software/OS:
'glibc' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1234
BugTraq ID: 84204
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84204
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/16
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1527 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00030.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1779 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00039.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-3075
BugTraq ID: 85732
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85732
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2573
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2573.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-3706
102073
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102073
88440
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88440
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20010
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=4ab2ab03d4351914ee53248dc5aef4a8c88ff8b9
openSUSE-SU-2016:1527
openSUSE-SU-2016:1779
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