http://www.computerworld.com/article/2875780/ghost-flaws-poses-high-risk-to-linux-distributions.html
By Jeremy Kirk
IDG News Service
Jan 27, 2015
A fault in a widely used component of most Linux distributions could allow
an attacker to take remote control of a system after merely sending a
malicious email.
The vulnerability, nicknamed "Ghost," is in the GNU C Library known as
glibc, according to security vendor Qualys, which disclosed the issue on
Tuesday as many Linux distributions released patches. Glibc is a C library
that defines system calls.
Red Hat, Debian, Ubuntu and Novell have issued fixes. It is advised
administrators should patch as soon as possible.
The bug first appeared in glibc in 2000. It actually was fixed on May 21,
2013, in between versions 2.17 and 2.18, Qualys CTO Wolfgang Kandek wrote
in a blog post.
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