On 01/28/2015 01:19 PM, Matthew Miller wrote: > On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 02:21:41PM +0000, Norah Jones wrote: >> Can someone describe in detail about the Ghost security hole. And is >> there any patch or a solution to fix it? > > This was a problem fixed in glibc 2.18, so that version, as shipped in > F20, and 2.20, as we have in F21, are not vulnerable. If you are > running F19 or earlier, you should update. I installed the F20 glibc on my F19 system. The ghosttest.c test program now shows my F19 as no longer vulnerable. # yum --releasever=20 update glibc YMMV > If you're running (a supported version of) a different Linux > distribution with an old version, patches are likely available. -- Kevin J. Cummings kjchome@xxxxxxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Registered Linux User #1232 (http://www.linuxcounter.net/) -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
