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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2021.4954.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4954-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the USN-4954-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the USN-4954-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jason Royes and Samuel Dytrych discovered that the memcpy()
implementation for 32 bit ARM processors in the GNU C Library contained
an integer underflow vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use
this to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-6096)

It was discovered that the POSIX regex implementation in the GNU C
Library did not properly parse alternatives. An attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2009-5155)

Affected Software/OS:
'glibc' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04.

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-2009-5155
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnulib.git/commit/?id=5513b40999149090987a0341c018d05d3eea1272
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=22793
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=32806
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=34238
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11053
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18986
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=eb04c21373e2a2885f3d52ff192b0499afe3c672
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-6096
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SPYXTDOOB4PQGTYAMZAZNJIB3FF6YQXI/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/URXOIA2LDUKHQXK4BE55BQBRI6ZZG3Y6/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-20
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25620
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1019
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772@%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
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