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VMSA-2016-0002: VMware product updates address a critical glibc security vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
VMware Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
VMware product updates address a critical glibc security vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The glibc library has been updated in multiple products to resolve a stack buffer overflow present in the glibc getaddrinfo function.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ESXi 6.0 without patch ESXi600-201602401-SG ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201602401-SG
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks for missing patches.
Solution
Solution
Apply the missing patch(es).