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eglibc (2.19-0ubuntu6.8) trusty-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: buffer overflow in gethostbyname_r and related
    functions
    - debian/patches/any/CVE-2015-1781.diff: take alignment padding
      into account when computing if buffer is too small.
    - CVE-2015-1781
  * SECURITY UPDATE: glibc Name Service Switch (NSS) denial of sevice
    - debian/patches/any/CVE-2014-8121-1.diff: do not close NSS files
      database during iteration.
    - debian/patches/any/CVE-2014-8121-2.diff: Separate internal state
      between getXXent and getXXbyYY NSS calls.
    - CVE-2014-8121
  * SECURITY UPDATE: glibc unbounded stack usage in NaN strtod
    conversion
    - debian/patches/any/CVE-2014-9761-1.diff: Refactor strtod parsing
      of NaN payloads.
    - debian/patches/any/CVE-2014-9761-1.diff:  Fix nan functions
      handling of payload strings
    - CVE-2014-9761
  * SECURITY UPDATE: NSS files long line buffer overflow
    - debian/patches/any/CVE-2015-5277.diff: Don't ignore too long
      lines in nss_files
    - CVE-2015-5277
  * SECURITY UPDATE: out of range data to strftime() causes segfault
    (denial of service)
    - debian/patches/any/CVE-2015-8776.diff: add range checks to
      strftime() processing
    - CVE-2015-8776
  * SECURITY UPDATE: glibc honors LD_POINTER_GUARD env for setuid
    AT_SECURE programs (e.g. setuid), allowing disabling of pointer
    mangling
    - debian/patches/any/CVE-2015-8777.diff: Always enable pointer
      guard
    - CVE-2015-8777
  * SECURITY UPDATE: integer overflow in hcreate and hcreate_r
    - debian/patches/any/CVE-2015-8778.diff: check for large inputs
    - CVE-2015-8778
  * SECURITY UPDATE: unbounded stack allocation in catopen()
    - debian/patches/any/CVE-2015-8779.diff: stop using unbounded
      alloca()
    - CVE-2015-8779
  * SECURITY UPDATE: Stack overflow in _nss_dns_getnetbyname_r
    - debian/patches/any/CVE-2016-3075.diff: do not make unneeded
      memory copy on the stack.
    - CVE-2016-3075
  * SECURITY UPDATE: pt_chown privilege escalation
    - debian/patches/any/CVE-2016-2856.diff: grantpt: trust the kernel
      about pty group and permission mode
    - debian/sysdeps/linux.mk: don't build pt_chown
    - debian/rules.d/debhelper.mk: only install pt_chown when built.
    - CVE-2016-2856, CVE-2013-2207
  * debian/debhelper.in/libc.postinst: add reboot notifications for
    security updates (LP: #1546457)
  * debian/patches/ubuntu/submitted-no-stack-backtrace.diff: update
    patch to eliminate compiler warning.

 -- Steve Beattie <email address hidden>  Fri, 08 Apr 2016 23:26:02 -0700

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eglibc-source: Embedded GNU C Library: sources

 This package contains the sources and patches which are needed to
 build eglibc.

glibc-doc: Embedded GNU C Library: Documentation

 Contains man pages for libpthread functions and the complete GNU C Library
 ChangeLog. The GNU C Library Reference manual has been moved into
 glibc-doc-reference for licensing reasons.

libc-bin: Embedded GNU C Library: Binaries

 This package contains utility programs related to the GNU C Library.
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libc-bin-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libc-bin

 This package contains utility programs related to the GNU C Library.
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libc-dev-bin: Embedded GNU C Library: Development binaries

 This package contains utility programs related to the GNU C Library
 development package.

libc-dev-bin-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libc-dev-bin

 This package contains utility programs related to the GNU C Library
 development package.

libc6: Embedded GNU C Library: Shared libraries

 Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on
 the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library
 and the standard math library, as well as many others.

libc6-amd64: Embedded GNU C Library: 64bit Shared libraries for AMD64

 This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the
 standard math library, as well as many others. This is the 64bit version
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libc6-amd64-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libc6-amd64

 This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the
 standard math library, as well as many others. This is the 64bit version
 of the library, meant for AMD64 systems.

libc6-armel: Embedded GNU C Library: ARM softfp shared libraries for armhf

 This package includes shared versions of the standard C
 library and the standard math library, as well as many others.
 This is the ARM softfp version of the library, meant for armhf systems.

libc6-armel-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libc6-armel

 This package includes shared versions of the standard C
 library and the standard math library, as well as many others.
 This is the ARM softfp version of the library, meant for armhf systems.

libc6-dbg: Embedded GNU C Library: detached debugging symbols

 This package contains the detached debugging symbols for the GNU C
 library.

libc6-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libc6

 Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on
 the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library
 and the standard math library, as well as many others.

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 and link programs which use the standard C library.

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 Contains the symlinks and object files needed to compile and link programs
 which use the standard C library. This is the 64bit version of the
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 Contains the symlinks and object files needed to compile and link programs
 which use the standard C library. This is the ARM softfp version of the
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 Contains the symlinks and object files needed to compile and link programs
 which use the standard C library. This is the 32bit version of the
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 Contains the symlinks and object files needed to compile and link programs
 which use the standard C library. This is the 64bit version of the
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 Contains the symlinks and object files needed to compile and link programs
 which use the standard C library. This is the X32 ABI version of the
 library, meant for amd64 systems.

libc6-i386: Embedded GNU C Library: 32-bit shared libraries for AMD64

 This package includes shared versions of the standard C
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 This is the 32bit version of the library, meant for AMD64 systems.

libc6-i386-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libc6-i386

 This package includes shared versions of the standard C
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 This is the 32bit version of the library, meant for AMD64 systems.

libc6-pic: Embedded GNU C Library: PIC archive library

 Contains an archive library (ar file) composed of individual shared objects.
 This is used for creating a library which is a smaller subset of the
 standard libc shared library. The reduced library is used by debian-installer
 and may be useful for custom installation media and in embedded systems.

libc6-ppc64: Embedded GNU C Library: 64bit Shared libraries for PowerPC64

 This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the
 standard math library, as well as many others. This is the 64bit version
 of the library, meant for PowerPC64 systems.

libc6-ppc64-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libc6-ppc64

 This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the
 standard math library, as well as many others. This is the 64bit version
 of the library, meant for PowerPC64 systems.

libc6-prof: Embedded GNU C Library: Profiling Libraries

 Static libraries compiled with profiling info (-pg) suitable for use
 with gprof.

libc6-udeb: Embedded GNU C Library: Shared libraries - udeb

 Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on
 the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library
 and the standard math library, as well as many others.
 .
 This package contains a minimal set of libraries needed for the Debian
 installer. Do not install it on a normal system.

libc6-udeb-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libc6-udeb

 Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on
 the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library
 and the standard math library, as well as many others.
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 This package contains a minimal set of libraries needed for the Debian
 installer. Do not install it on a normal system.

libc6-x32: Embedded GNU C Library: X32 ABI Shared libraries for AMD64

 This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the
 standard math library, as well as many others. This is the X32 ABI version
 of the library, meant for AMD64 systems.

libc6-x32-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libc6-x32

 This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the
 standard math library, as well as many others. This is the X32 ABI version
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libnss-dns-udeb: Embedded GNU C Library: NSS helper for DNS - udeb

 Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on
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 Do not install it on a normal system.

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 Do not install it on a normal system.

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 for running programs and caches the results for the next
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nscd-dbgsym: debug symbols for package nscd

 A daemon which handles passwd, group and host lookups
 for running programs and caches the results for the next
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