USN-3323-1

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / eglibc

Package

Name: eglibc
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/eglibc@2.19-0ubuntu6.13?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.19-0ubuntu6.13

Affected versions

2.*

2.17-93ubuntu4

2.18-0ubuntu1

2.18-0ubuntu2

2.18-0ubuntu4

2.18-0ubuntu5

2.18-0ubuntu6

2.18-0ubuntu7

2.19-0ubuntu2

2.19-0ubuntu3

2.19-0ubuntu4

2.19-0ubuntu5

2.19-0ubuntu6

2.19-0ubuntu6.1

2.19-0ubuntu6.3

2.19-0ubuntu6.4

2.19-0ubuntu6.5

2.19-0ubuntu6.6

2.19-0ubuntu6.7

2.19-0ubuntu6.8

2.19-0ubuntu6.9

2.19-0ubuntu6.10

2.19-0ubuntu6.11

Ecosystem specific

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            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "eglibc-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc-dev-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6-armel"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-armel"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-i386"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-ppc64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-x32"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6-i386"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6-pic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6-ppc64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6-prof"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "libc6-x32"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "multiarch-support"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.13",
            "binary_name": "nscd"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / glibc

Package

Name: glibc
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/glibc@2.23-0ubuntu9?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.23-0ubuntu9

Affected versions

2.*

2.21-0ubuntu4

2.21-0ubuntu5

2.21-0ubuntu6

2.23-0ubuntu1

2.23-0ubuntu2

2.23-0ubuntu3

2.23-0ubuntu4

2.23-0ubuntu5

2.23-0ubuntu6

2.23-0ubuntu7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "glibc-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc-dev-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-armel"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-armel"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-i386"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-ppc64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-s390"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-x32"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-i386"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-pic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-ppc64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-s390"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "libc6-x32"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "locales"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "locales-all"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "multiarch-support"
        },
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            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu9",
            "binary_name": "nscd"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}