MGASA-2016-0206

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    MGASA-2016-0206

    Published: 23 May 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated glibc packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: Updated glibc packages fix security vulnerabilities: It was found that glob implementation in glibc does not correctly handle overlong names in struct dirent buffers when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is used, causing large stack-based buffer overflow with controlled length and content (CVE-2016-1234). A stack overflow vulnerability (unbounded allocation) in _nss_dns_getnetbyname_r function was found (CVE-2016-3075). stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo() when called with AF_INET, AF_INET6 (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-4458) (CVE-2016-3706).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0206.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18440, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/ICIY2WE4MCXHRVFZPY24JZKPAXG4PDIZ/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/WENVYEYN5OSQXJQV7L4TQOKH3BODV6PB/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: glibc

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/glibc?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.20-22.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
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    High