Qualys Security Advisory – glibc gethostbyname Buffer Overflow

Qualys Security Advisory – During a code audit performed internally at Qualys, they discovered a buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots() function of the GNU C Library (glibc). This bug is reachable both locally and remotely via the gethostbyname*() functions, so they decided to analyze it — and its impact — thoroughly, and named this vulnerability “GHOST”.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2015-0092-01

Red Hat Security Advisory 2015-0092-01 – The glibc packages provide the standard C libraries, POSIX thread libraries, standard math libraries, and the Name Server Caching Daemon used by multiple programs on the system. Without these libraries, the Linux system cannot function correctly. A heap-based buffer overflow was found in glibc’s __nss_hostname_digits_dots() function, which is used by the gethostbyname() and gethostbyname2() glibc function calls. A remote attacker able to make an application call either of these functions could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2015-0091-01

Red Hat Security Advisory 2015-0091-01 – Red Hat JBoss Data Grid is a distributed in-memory data grid, based on Infinispan. This release of Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.4.0 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.3.1. It includes various bug fixes and enhancements, which are detailed in the Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.4.0 Release Notes.