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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.68367
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 12 FEDORA-2010-16641 (glibc)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to glibc
announced via advisory FEDORA-2010-16641.

Update Information:

- Correct x86 CPU family and model check (BZ#11640, #596554)
- Don't crash on unresolved weak symbol reference
- sunrpc: Fix spurious fall-through
- Never expand $ORIGIN in privileged programs (#643306, CVE-2010-3847)
- Require suid bit on audit objects in privileged programs (CVE-2010-3856)

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #643306 - CVE-2010-3847 glibc: ld.so insecure handling of $ORIGIN in LD_AUDIT for setuid/setgid programs
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643306
[ 2 ] Bug #645672 - CVE-2010-3856 glibc: ld.so arbitrary DSO loading via LD_AUDIT in setuid/setgid programs
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645672

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update glibc' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2010-16641

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.2

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-3847
20101018 The GNU C library dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search path
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/257
20101019 Re: The GNU C library dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search path
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/292
20101020 Re: The GNU C library dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search path
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/294
20110105 VMSA-2011-0001 VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc, sudo, and openldap
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded
42787
http://secunia.com/advisories/42787
44024
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44024/
44025
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44025/
44154
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44154
ADV-2011-0025
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025
DSA-2122
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2122
GLSA-201011-01
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml
MDVSA-2010:207
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:207
RHSA-2010:0787
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0787.html
RHSA-2010:0872
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0872.html
SUSE-SA:2010:052
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html
USN-1009-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1009-1
VU#537223
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/537223
[libc-hacker] 20101018 [PATCH] Never expand $ORIGIN in privileged programs
http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-hacker/2010-10/msg00007.html
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120941
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643306
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-3856
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/31
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173661/OpenSSH-Forwarded-SSH-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html
20101022 The GNU C library dynamic linker will dlopen arbitrary DSOs during setuid loads.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/344
20190612 SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
20190613 SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
44347
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44347
MDVSA-2010:212
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:212
RHSA-2010:0793
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0793.html
[libc-hacker] 20101022 [PATCH] Require suid bit on audit objects in privileged programs
http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-hacker/2010-10/msg00010.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100121017
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645672
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/19/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/20/1
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