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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2016.0270
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0270)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc, libtirpc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0270 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc, libtirpc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0270 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A stack-based buffer overflow in the clntudp_call function in
sunrpc/clnt_udp.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote
servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly unspecified other
impact via a flood of crafted ICMP and UDP packets (CVE-2016-4429).

A similar issue was fixed in lnt_dg_call in src/clnt_dg.c in libtirpc
package as part of this update.

Other fixes in this update:
- Fix static dlopen default library search path [Glibc BZ #17250]
- grantpt: trust the kernel about pty group and permission mode
[Glibc BZ #19347]

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

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4429
BugTraq ID: 102073
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102073
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=20112
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=bc779a1a5b3035133024b21e2f339fe4219fb11c
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00027.html
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
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-2/
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