https://help.ece.ubc.ca/mediawiki/index.php?title=Linux_%22Ghost%22_Vulnerability_(January_2015)&feed=atom&action=historyLinux "Ghost" Vulnerability (January 2015) - Revision history2024-03-29T10:58:22ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.34.2https://help.ece.ubc.ca/mediawiki/index.php?title=Linux_%22Ghost%22_Vulnerability_(January_2015)&diff=758&oldid=prevMberdan at 23:44, 28 January 20152015-01-28T23:44:24Z<p></p>
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</table>Mberdanhttps://help.ece.ubc.ca/mediawiki/index.php?title=Linux_%22Ghost%22_Vulnerability_(January_2015)&diff=757&oldid=prevMberdan: Created page with 'A serious vulnerability, termed “Ghost”, has been identified in some versions of the GNU C Library (glibc), triggered by gethostbyname functions. The vulnerability affects un…'2015-01-28T23:44:11Z<p>Created page with 'A serious vulnerability, termed “Ghost”, has been identified in some versions of the GNU C Library (glibc), triggered by gethostbyname functions. The vulnerability affects un…'</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>A serious vulnerability, termed “Ghost”, has been identified in some versions of the GNU C Library (glibc), triggered by gethostbyname functions. The vulnerability affects unpatched versions of the popular Linux distributions, such as Red Hat, Debian, SUSE, and Ubuntu. Please click on the above link for more information. <br />
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ECE "managed" Linux workstations will be patched via the department's Linux configuration management service.<br />
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If you operate an un-managed Linux workstation, please ensure you patch your Linux OS using your distributions package management tools as soon as possible.<br />
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More information may be found at http://it.ubc.ca/linux-ghost-vulnerability</div>Mberdan