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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2014-9402) ELSA-2018-0805: glibc security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2014-9402) ELSA-2018-0805: glibc security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/24/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/19/2018
Modified
09/16/2019

Description

The nss_dns implementation of getnetbyname in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.21, when the DNS backend in the Name Service Switch configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by sending a positive answer while a network name is being process.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-glibc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-glibc-common
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-glibc-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-glibc-headers
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-glibc-static
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-glibc-utils
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-nscd

References

  • ELSA-2018-0805
  • USN-2519-1
  • CVE-2014-9402
  • DLA-122-1
  • DSA-3169

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