Recommended update for glibc
Knowledgebase
(Last modified: 16NOV2007)
solutions Recommended update for glibc SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (942cee5689230dc56444aaa156df1e6f)
glibc-devel
glibc-html
glibc-i18ndata
glibc-info
glibc-locale
glibc-profile
nscd
timezone
Product(s): SUSE CORE 9 for x86
SUSE CORE 9 for Itanium Processor Family
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM POWER
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM S/390 31bit
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE CORE 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Open Enterprise Server
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86_64
Patch: patch-11974
Release: 20071116
Obsoletes: none
- pthread_atfork()-induced hangs in threaded programs
- Possible coredumps of getXXbyYY functions inside nscd_getpw_r
- glob() overflowing stack when producing massive number of matches
- getent hosts not resolving IPv4 addresses from /etc/hosts
- Race in timer_delete()
- Race in _Unwind_ForcedUnwind
- Race in nscd's gethostbyname()
- Random nscd crashes under very heavy pw/grp queries load
- Memory leak in fputws()
- strncmp() on ppc/ppc64 can sometimes access memory beyond the buffer
rpm -Fvh glibc.rpm glibc-devel.rpm glibc-html.rpm glibc-i18ndata.rpm glibc-info.rpm glibc-locale.rpm glibc-profile.rpm nscd.rpm timezone.rpm
Download Source Packages
Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.
Disclaimer
The Origin of this information may be internal or external to Novell. Novell makes all reasonable efforts to verify this information. However, the information provided in this document is for your information only. Novell makes no explicit or implied claims to the validity of this information.
Any trademarks referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners. Consult your product manuals for complete trademark information.