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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.123128
Category:Oracle Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2015-0863)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the ELSA-2015-0863 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the ELSA-2015-0863 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
[2.12-1.149.7]
- Fix invalid file descriptor reuse while sending DNS query
(#1207995, CVE-2013-7423).
- Fix buffer overflow in gethostbyname_r with misaligned buffer
(#1209375, CVE-2015-1781).

[2.12-1.149.6]
- Enhance nscd to detect any configuration file changes (#1194149).

Affected Software/OS:
'glibc' package(s) on Oracle Linux 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-7423
BugTraq ID: 72844
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72844
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/28/20
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0863
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0863.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1207
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1207
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0351 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00089.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2519-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1781
1032178
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032178
74255
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74255
DSA-3480
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3480
FEDORA-2016-0480defc94
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177404.html
GLSA-201602-02
RHSA-2015:0863
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0863.html
SUSE-SU-2015:1424
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00019.html
SUSE-SU-2016:0470
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html
USN-2985-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
USN-2985-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2
[libc-alpha] 20150814 The GNU C Library version 2.22 is now available
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18287
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2959eda9272a03386
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