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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2017-0d3fdd3d1f
2017-10-24 20:07:54.665530
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Name : glibc
Product : Fedora 27
Version : 2.26
Release : 15.fc27
URL :
http://www.gnu.org/software/glibc/
Summary : The GNU libc libraries
Description :
The glibc package contains standard libraries which are used by
multiple programs on the system. In order to save disk space and
memory, as well as to make upgrading easier, common system code is
kept in one place and shared between programs. This particular package
contains the most important sets of shared libraries: the standard C
library and the standard math library. Without these two libraries, a
Linux system will not function.
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Update Information:
This update adds support for the IBM858 codepage (RHBZ#1416405). It moves the
`nss_compat` NSS service module to the main glibc package (RHBZ#1400538). As a
security hardening measure, stdio streams are no longer flushed on process
abort/assertion failure (RHBZ#1498880). `/var/db/Makefile` is now included in
the `nss_db` package (RHBZ#1498900). Fixes installation related failures for IBM
z Series (RHBZ#1499260). Two security fixes for the `glob` function are
provided (CVE-2017-15670, CVE-2017-15671, RHBZ#1504807). An error in the
`sysconf` function which caused it to return -1 for `_SC_IOV_MAX` has been
corrected (RHBZ#1504165). The included upstream update from the glibc 2.26
stable branch improves C++ compatibility for ` <math.h>` functions and fixes a
memory leak in malloc when thread local caches are in use.
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #1498880 - glibc: Do not flush stdio streams on abort, assertion failure
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1498880
[ 2 ] Bug #1400538 - glibc: nss_compat should be shipped in the glibc package
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400538
[ 3 ] Bug #1416405 - glibc: add ibm-858 to list of charsets for iconv
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416405
[ 4 ] Bug #1498900 - glibc: /var/db/Makefile should be shipped in nss_db, not
nss_hesiod
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1498900
[ 5 ] Bug #1499260 - Failing HTM tbegin for z Series guests despite claiming support.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1499260
[ 6 ] Bug #1504165 - glibc: sysconf(_SC_IOV_MAX) returns -1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1504165
[ 7 ] Bug #1504807 - CVE-2017-15670 CVE-2017-15671 glibc: various flaws [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1504807
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade glibc' at the command line.
For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/keys
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