Synopsis: Important: glibc security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2015:2172-1
Issue Date: 2015-11-19
CVE Numbers: CVE-2015-5277
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It was discovered that the nss_files backend for the Name Service Switch
in glibc would return incorrect data to applications or corrupt the heap
(depending on adjacent heap contents) in certain cases. A local attacker
could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges.
(CVE-2015-5277)
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SL7
x86_64
glibc-2.17-106.el7_2.1.i686.rpm
glibc-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.17-106.el7_2.1.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-common-2.17-106.el7_2.1.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-common-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.17-106.el7_2.1.i686.rpm
glibc-devel-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-utils-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
nscd-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-static-2.17-106.el7_2.1.i686.rpm
glibc-static-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
– Scientific Linux Development Team
