SUSE-SU-2018:2883-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:2883-1

    Published: 26 Sept 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for glibc

    Details: This update for glibc fixes the following security issues: - CVE-2017-15670: Prevent off-by-one error that lead to a heap-based buffer overflow in the glob function, related to the processing of home directories using the ~ operator followed by a long string (bsc#1064583) - CVE-2017-15804: The glob function contained a buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the ~ operator (bsc#1064580) - CVE-2015-5180: res_query in libresolv allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash) (bsc#941234). This non-security issue was fixed: - Fix inaccuracies in casin, cacos, casinh, cacosh (bsc#1058774)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182883-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1058774, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1064580, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1064583, https://bugzilla.suse.com/941234, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5180, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15670, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15804

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: glibc

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.11.3-17.110.19.2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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