Re: Vulnrability in all known Linux distributions

[alan () cableol net (Alan Cox)]

> I think you are confusing 5.2.18 and 5.3.12. Here's the rundown:
>         - 5.2.18 is an older, but still widely used, libc.
>         - 5.3.12 is the latest release (i.e. "stable") libc.
>         - 5.4.4 is the latest beta/development libc.
>
> Any solutions to the libc problem would definitely be appreciated :-)

There are a pile more in 5.2.18. I've just posted a list to linux-gcc.
Worse still some of the overruns I found are environment variable based,
and in BSD code from 1983, and resolv+ both widely used pieces.

Alan