Synopsis:          Important: glibc security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2015:2172-1
Issue Date:        2015-11-19
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2015-5277
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It was discovered that the nss_files backend for the Name Service Switch
in glibc would return incorrect data to applications or corrupt the heap
(depending on adjacent heap contents) in certain cases. A local attacker
could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges.
(CVE-2015-5277)
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SL7
  x86_64
    glibc-2.17-106.el7_2.1.i686.rpm
    glibc-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
    glibc-common-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
    glibc-debuginfo-2.17-106.el7_2.1.i686.rpm
    glibc-debuginfo-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
    glibc-debuginfo-common-2.17-106.el7_2.1.i686.rpm
    glibc-debuginfo-common-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
    glibc-devel-2.17-106.el7_2.1.i686.rpm
    glibc-devel-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
    glibc-headers-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
    glibc-utils-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
    nscd-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm
    glibc-static-2.17-106.el7_2.1.i686.rpm
    glibc-static-2.17-106.el7_2.1.x86_64.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team