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Category:   Application (Generic)  >   Glibc Vendors:   GNU [multiple authors]
(Red Hat Issues Fix) Glibc FORTIFY_SOURCE Protection Mechanism Can By Bypassed
SecurityTracker Alert ID:  1026822
SecurityTracker URL:  http://securitytracker.com/id/1026822
CVE Reference:   CVE-2012-0864   (Links to External Site)
Date:  Mar 20 2012
Impact:   Execution of arbitrary code via local system, Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via local system, User access via network
Fix Available:  Yes  Vendor Confirmed:  Yes  

Description:   A vulnerability was reported in Glibc. A remote or local user can bypass format string protection to execute arbitrary code.

If a format string flaw exists in the target application, a remote or local user can trigger an integer overflow in the FORTIFY_SOURCE format string protection mechanism and bypass the protection ostensibly provided by the mechanism to exploit the format string flaw.

Captain Planet reported this vulnerability.

Impact:   A remote or local user may be able to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Solution:   Red Hat has issued a fix.

The Red Hat advisory is available at:

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0397.html

Vendor URL:  www.gnu.org/software/libc/ (Links to External Site)
Cause:   Boundary error
Underlying OS:   Linux (Red Hat Enterprise)

Message History:   This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
Mar 15 2012 Glibc FORTIFY_SOURCE Protection Mechanism Can By Bypassed



 Source Message Contents

Date:  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:06:27 +0000
Subject:  [RHSA-2012:0397-01] Moderate: glibc security update

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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: glibc security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2012:0397-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0397.html
Issue date:        2012-03-19
CVE Names:         CVE-2012-0864 
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1. Summary:

Updated glibc packages that fix one security issue are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate
security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in
the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

The glibc packages provide the standard C and standard math libraries used
by multiple programs on the system. Without these libraries, the Linux
system cannot function correctly.

An integer overflow flaw was found in the implementation of the printf
functions family. This could allow an attacker to bypass FORTIFY_SOURCE
protections and execute arbitrary code using a format string flaw in an
application, even though these protections are expected to limit the impact
of such flaws to an application abort. (CVE-2012-0864)

All users of glibc are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a patch to resolve this issue.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

794766 - CVE-2012-0864 glibc: FORTIFY_SOURCE format string protection bypass via "nargs" integer overflow

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i686.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-common-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
nscd-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i686.rpm
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-common-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
nscd-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i686.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-common-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
nscd-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i686.rpm
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm
nscd-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ppc.rpm
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ppc64.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ppc.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ppc.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ppc64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ppc.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ppc64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ppc.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ppc.rpm
nscd-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ppc.rpm

s390x:
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.s390.rpm
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-81.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.s390.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-81.el5_8.1.s390.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-81.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-81.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-81.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm
nscd-2.5-81.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i686.rpm
glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i686.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-debuginfo-common-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
glibc-utils-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
nscd-2.5-81.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-0864.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>.  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
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