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Red Hat update for glibc
Secunia Advisory: SA15186
Release Date: 2005-04-29
Popularity: 7,459 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of system information
Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 for Itanium
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium

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Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for glibc. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of some system information or perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA12930
SA12306

Change Page:
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