USN-3323-2: GNU C Library vulnerability
29 June 2017
Gnu C library could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Releases
Packages
- eglibc - GNU C Library
Details
USN-3323-1 fixed a vulnerability in the GNU C Library. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the GNU C library did not properly handle memory
when processing environment variables for setuid programs. A local attacker
could use this in combination with another vulnerability to gain
administrative privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-3323-1: libc6-pic, libc6-x32, glibc, nscd, eglibc, locales, libc6-dev-x32, libc6-ppc64, libc6-s390, libc6-dev-armel, libc6-udeb, eglibc-source, libc6-dev-i386, locales-all, multiarch-support, libc-bin, glibc-source, glibc-doc, libc-dev-bin, libc6-prof, libc6-dev, libc6-armel, libc6-dev-amd64, libnss-dns-udeb, libc6-dev-ppc64, libc6-amd64, libc6, libnss-files-udeb, libc6-dev-s390, libc6-i386