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Bug 727291 - Request to recompile libraries with -Wl,-z,relro flags
Summary: Request to recompile libraries with -Wl,-z,relro flags
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: libgpg-error
Version: 6.1
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: rc
: ---
Assignee: Nalin Dahyabhai
QA Contact: BaseOS QE Security Team
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: RHEL62CCC 727296 846801 846802
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-08-01 18:17 UTC by Irina Boverman
Modified: 2012-08-08 18:29 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: libgpg-error-1.7-4.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Previously, the libgpg-error package was compiled without the RELRO (read-only relocations) flag. Programs provided by this package were thus vulnerable to various attacks based on overwriting the ELF section of a program. To increase the security of the libgpg-error library, the libgpg-error spec file has been modified to use the "-Wl,-z,relro" flags when compiling the package. As a result, the libgpg-error package is now provided with partial RELRO protection.
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-12-06 17:59:38 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:


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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:1717 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE libgpg-error enhancement update 2011-12-06 01:02:15 UTC

Comment 5 Miroslav Svoboda 2011-10-31 11:49:21 UTC
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Previously, the libgpg-error package was compiled without the RELRO (read-only relocations) flag. Programs provided by this package were thus vulnerable to various attacks based on overwriting the ELF section of a program. To increase the security of the libgpg-error library, the libgpg-error spec file has been modified to use the "-Wl,-z,relro" flags when compiling the package. As a result, the libgpg-error package is now provided with partial RELRO protection.

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2011-12-06 17:59:38 UTC
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.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-1717.html


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