USN-2485-1: GNU C Library vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

• eglibc - GNU C Library

Details

It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the gethostbyname
and gethostbyname2 functions in the GNU C Library. An attacker could
use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause an application crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04

• libc6 - 2.15-0ubuntu10.10

Ubuntu 10.04

• libc6 - 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.20

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2015-0235
• https://wiki.myasnchisdf.eu.org/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/GHOST