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SUSE-SU-2018:2883-1 Not scored

Security update for glibc

This update for glibc fixes the following security issues: - CVE-2017-15670: Prevent off-by-one error that lead to a heap-based buffer overflow in the glob function, related to the processing of home directories using the ~ operator followed by a long string (bsc#1064583) - CVE-2017-15804: The glob function contained a buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the ~ operator (bsc#1064580) - CVE-2015-5180: res_query in libresolv allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash) (bsc#941234). This non-security issue was fixed: - Fix inaccuracies in casin, cacos, casinh, cacosh (bsc#1058774)

Exploit probability Not scored
Published September 26, 2018
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 glibc

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2018:2883-1

This update for glibc fixes the following security issues: - CVE-2017-15670: Prevent off-by-one error that lead to a heap-based buffer overflow in the glob function, related to the processing of home directories using the ~ operator followed by a long string (bsc#1064583) - CVE-2017-15804: The glob function contained a buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the ~ operator (bsc#1064580) - CVE-2015-5180: res_query in libresolv allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash) (bsc#941234). This non-security issue was fixed: - Fix inaccuracies in casin, cacos, casinh, cacosh (bsc#1058774)

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05 / REFERENCES

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