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TITLE:
SUSE update for glibc

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA47409

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http://secunia.com/advisories/47409/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=47409

RELEASE DATE:
2012-01-05

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DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued an update for glibc. This fixes a vulnerability,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a
vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA47064

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the zypper package manager.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SUSE-SU-2012:0023-1:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00006.html

SUSE-SU-2012:0033-1:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00008.html

SUSE-SU-2012:0055-1:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00013.html

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