Bug 1339960 – CVE-2013-7423 glibc: getaddrinfo() sends DNS queries to random file descriptors [rhel-6.5.z]

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Bug 1339960 - CVE-2013-7423 glibc: getaddrinfo() sends DNS queries to random file descriptors [rhel-6.5.z]

Summary:	CVE-2013-7423 glibc: getaddrinfo() sends DNS queries to random file descripto...

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	glibc (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	6.5
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	urgent Severity high
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	Florian Weimer
QA Contact:	Václav Kadlčík
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Keywords:	SecurityTracking, ZStream

Depends On:	1144019
Blocks:	CVE-2013-7423
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Reported:	2016-05-26 05:15 EDT by Marcel Kolaja
Modified:	2016-11-08 11:20 EST (History)
CC List:	19 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	glibc-2.12-1.132.el6_5.8
Doc Type:	Release Note
Doc Text:	It was discovered that, under certain circumstances, glibc's getaddrinfo() function would send DNS queries to random file descriptors. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to send DNS queries to unintended recipients, resulting in information disclosure or data loss due to the application encountering corrupted data.
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Clone Of:	1144019
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Last Closed:	2016-06-07 01:38:11 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Sourceware	15946	None	None	None	2016-05-26 05:16 EDT
Debian BTS	722075	None	None	None	2016-05-26 05:16 EDT
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2016:1207	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Moderate: glibc security update	2016-06-07 05:37:49 EDT

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Description Marcel Kolaja 2016-05-26 05:15:57 EDT

This bug has been copied from bug #1144019 and has been proposed
to be backported to 6.5 z-stream (EUS).

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2016-06-07 01:38:11 EDT

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1207

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