Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3323-1
19th June, 2017
eglibc, glibc vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Gnu C library could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software description
It was discovered that the GNU C library did not properly handle memory
when processing environment variables for setuid programs. A local attacker
could use this in combination with another vulnerability to gain
administrative privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 17.04:
libc6 2.24-9ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 16.10:
libc6 2.24-3ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libc6 2.23-0ubuntu9
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libc6 2.19-0ubuntu6.13
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-1000366
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19th June, 2017
eglibc, glibc vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Gnu C library could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software description
- eglibc - GNU C Library
- glibc - GNU C Library
It was discovered that the GNU C library did not properly handle memory
when processing environment variables for setuid programs. A local attacker
could use this in combination with another vulnerability to gain
administrative privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 17.04:
libc6 2.24-9ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 16.10:
libc6 2.24-3ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libc6 2.23-0ubuntu9
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libc6 2.19-0ubuntu6.13
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-1000366
Continue reading...
