MGASA-2021-0150

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MGASA-2021-0150

Summary: Updated glibc packages fixes security vulnerabilities

Details: Updated glibc packages fix a security vulnerabilities: The iconv function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.32 and earlier, when processing invalid multi-byte input sequences in IBM1364, IBM1371, IBM1388, IBM1390, and IBM1399 encodings, fails to advance the input state, which could lead to an infinite loop in applications, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2020-27618). The iconv function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.32 and earlier, when processing invalid input sequences in the ISO-2022-JP-3 encoding, fails an assertion in the code path and aborts the program, potentially resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2021-3326). The nameserver caching daemon (nscd), when processing a request for netgroup lookup, may crash due to a double-free, potentially resulting in degraded service or Denial of Service on the local system (CVE-2021-27645).

References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0150.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28246