Tag: glibc

  • Linux systems affected by ‘GHOST’ vulnerability

    Proof-of-concept email gives remote access to Exim mail server. If you administer Linux -based systems, you’d better schedule some time for patching, as a serious buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in the glibc library. The vulnerability exists in the gethostbyname() and gethostbyname2() functions, which are used to resolve hostnames – hence any piece of…