USN-4218-1: GNU C vulnerability
eglibc vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
GNU C could be made to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash
if it received a specially crafted input.
Software Description
- eglibc – GNU C Library
Details
Jakub Wilk discovered that GNU C incorrectly handled certain memory alignments.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause
a crash.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- libc6 – 2.19-0ubuntu6.15+esm1
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
- libc6 – 2.15-0ubuntu10.22
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
Source: USN-4218-1: GNU C vulnerability
