Security update for glibc

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2480-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-10228 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2016-10228 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-35942 ( SUSE ): 5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2021-35942 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for glibc fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2021-35942: wordexp: Fixed handle overflow in positional parameter number (bsc#1187911)
  • CVE-2016-10228: Rewrite iconv option parsing (bsc#1027496)

Other fixes:

  • Fixed race in pthread_mutex_lock while promoting to PTHREAD_MUTEX_ELISION_NP (bsc#1131330)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-2480=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-2480=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-2480=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-2480=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • glibc-debuginfo-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-debugsource-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-devel-static-2.22-114.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • glibc-info-2.22-114.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • glibc-devel-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-locale-debuginfo-2.22-114.12.1
    • nscd-2.22-114.12.1
    • nscd-debuginfo-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-devel-debuginfo-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-debugsource-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-locale-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-debuginfo-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-profile-2.22-114.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • glibc-html-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-info-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-i18ndata-2.22-114.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • glibc-locale-debuginfo-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-debuginfo-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-locale-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-profile-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-devel-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-devel-debuginfo-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • glibc-devel-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-locale-debuginfo-2.22-114.12.1
    • nscd-2.22-114.12.1
    • nscd-debuginfo-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-devel-debuginfo-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-debugsource-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-locale-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-debuginfo-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-profile-2.22-114.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • glibc-html-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-info-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-i18ndata-2.22-114.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (s390x x86_64)
    • glibc-locale-debuginfo-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-debuginfo-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-locale-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-profile-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-devel-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-devel-debuginfo-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • glibc-devel-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-locale-debuginfo-2.22-114.12.1
    • nscd-2.22-114.12.1
    • nscd-debuginfo-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-devel-debuginfo-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-debugsource-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-locale-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-debuginfo-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-profile-2.22-114.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • glibc-html-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-info-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-i18ndata-2.22-114.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • glibc-locale-debuginfo-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-debuginfo-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-locale-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-profile-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-devel-32bit-2.22-114.12.1
    • glibc-devel-debuginfo-32bit-2.22-114.12.1

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