Multiple security vulnerabilities in GNU glibc formatting

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Affected Systems:
GNU glibc 2.x
Description:
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Bugtraq id: 54374

Glibc is the implementation of C libraries in most Linux operating systems.

GNU glibc has multiple security vulnerabilities in formatting and printing. After successful exploitation, attackers can destroy the memory, bypass security restrictions, and execute arbitrary code in affected libraries.

<* Source: Stefan Cornelius
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Suggestion:
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Vendor patch:

GNU
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://www.gnu.org