GNU glibc Vulnerability

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GNU glibc Vulnerability [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2016/02/17/GNU-glibc-Vulnerability ] 02/17/2016 
05:27 PM EST 
Original release date: February 17, 2016

GNU glibc contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the DNS resolver. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a 
remote attacker to take control of an affected system.

Users and administrators are encouraged to review Vulnerability Note VU#457759 [ http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/457759 
] and the glibc Project Notification [ https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-02/msg00416.html ] for additional 
details and to refer to their respective Linux or Unix-based OS vendor for an appropriate patch.

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