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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2900-1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2900-1
Posted Feb 17, 2016
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 2900-1 - It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled receiving responses while performing DNS resolution. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

tags | advisory, remote, denial of service, arbitrary
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2015-7547
SHA-256 | 7800d1aab731dec1f2a66ce239ebdf2a26e863aea8e01e1b0c7b35c610ced26c

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2900-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2900-1
February 16, 2016

eglibc, glibc vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

GNU C Library could be made to crash or run programs if it received
specially crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- glibc: GNU C Library
- eglibc: GNU C Library

Details:

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled receiving
responses while performing DNS resolution. A remote attacker could use this
issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.10:
libc6 2.21-0ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libc6 2.19-0ubuntu6.7

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.13

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2900-1
CVE-2015-7547

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/2.21-0ubuntu4.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eglibc/2.19-0ubuntu6.7
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eglibc/2.15-0ubuntu10.13
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