Thanks. Andras On Sat, 30 Aug 2014 17:19:00 +0400 Vladimir Mosgalin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Andras Horvath! > > On 2014.08.30 at 13:23:34 +0200, Andras Horvath wrote next: > > > Does the recent glibc update need a reboot to fully take effect? > > If you think the vulnerabilities > (https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.html) might be exploited > on your system for long-running applications, you need a reboot; > personally I think it's unlikely, because locales are loaded only at > applications startup (and they will start with new glibc from now on), > so "directory traveral flaw" can't be exploited, and supplying arguments > to iconv call for already running applications like system services > isn't likely too. > > On production system, I'd be satisfied with restarting long-running > software that might use different iconv calls in runtime, like database > server (unless it's strictly for internal use). But if you worried, do a > full reboot, it's the only way to reload glibc for some system > applications (okay there are technically other ways, like going into > single user mode, restarting init then going back, but it's just not > worth it). >