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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0308
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2021-0308)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0308 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0308 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The mq_notify function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) versions 2.32 and
2.33 has a use-after-free. It may use the notification thread attributes
object (passed through its struct sigevent parameter) after it has been
freed by the caller, leading to a denial of service (application crash)
or possibly unspecified other impact (CVE-2021-33574).

Other fixes in this update:
- fix triggers so ldconfig is always run on both installing and
uninstalling libs (mga#28797)
- Fix SXID_ERASE behavior in setuid programs [BZ#27471]

Affected Software/OS:
'glibc' package(s) on Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-33574
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RBUUWUGXVILQXVWEOU7N42ICHPJNAEUP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KJYYIMDDYOHTP2PORLABTOHYQYYREZDD/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-07
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27896
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27896#c1
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.html
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