Debian Security Advisory
DSA-149-1 glibc -- integer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 13 Aug 2002
- Affected Packages:
- glibc
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 5356.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2002-0391.
CERT's vulnerabilities, advisories and incident notes: VU#192995. - More information:
-
An integer overflow bug has been discovered in the RPC library used by GNU libc, which is derived from the SunRPC library. This bug could be exploited to gain unauthorized root access to software linking to this code. The packages below also fix integer overflows in the malloc code. They also contain a fix from Andreas Schwab to reduce linebuflen in parallel to bumping up the buffer pointer in the NSS DNS code.
This problem has been fixed in version 2.1.3-23 for the old stable distribution (potato), in version 2.2.5-11.1 for the current stable distribution (woody) and in version 2.2.5-13 for the unstable distribution (sid).
We recommend that you upgrade your libc6 packages immediately.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.1.3-24.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.1.3-24.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.1.3.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.1.3-24.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc-doc_2.1.3-24_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/i18ndata_2.1.3-24_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/i18ndata_2.1.3-24_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1_2.1.3-24_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dbg_2.1.3-24_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dev_2.1.3-24_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-pic_2.1.3-24_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-prof_2.1.3-24_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libnss1-compat_2.1.3-24_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.1.3-24_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.1.3-24_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dbg_2.1.3-24_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.1.3-24_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-24_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.1.3-24_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.1.3-24_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.1.3-24_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.1.3-24_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.1.3-24_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-24_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.1.3-24_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-24_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.1.3-24_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.1.3-24_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.1.3-24_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libnss1-compat_2.1.3-24_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.1.3-24_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.1.3-24_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-24_i386.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.1.3-24_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-24_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.1.3-24_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.1.3-24_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.1.3-24_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libnss1-compat_2.1.3-24_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.1.3-24_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.1.3-24_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-24_m68k.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.1.3-24_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-24_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.1.3-24_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.1.3-24_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.1.3-24_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.1.3-24_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.1.3-24_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-24_powerpc.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.1.3-24_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-24_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.1.3-24_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.1.3-24_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.1.3-24_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.1.3-24_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.1.3-24_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-24_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.2.5-11.2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.2.5-11.2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.2.5.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.2.5-11.2.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc-doc_2.2.5-11.2_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.2.5-11.2_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.2.5-11.2_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1_2.2.5-11.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dev_2.2.5-11.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-pic_2.2.5-11.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-prof_2.2.5-11.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1_2.2.5-11.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dev_2.2.5-11.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-pic_2.2.5-11.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-prof_2.2.5-11.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_ia64.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev-sparc64_2.2.5-11.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-sparc64_2.2.5-11.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.