How To Patch the Linux Ghost gethostbyname Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in glibc

Author: , January 28th, 2015

As per ARS Technica: “An extremely critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distributions gives attackers the ability to execute malicious code on servers used to deliver e-mail, host webpages, and carry out other vital functions.” To patch, run: yum update glibc Article: http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/highly-critical-ghost-allowing-code-execution-affects-most-linux-systems/ Amazon Alert: https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2015-473.html Original Advisory: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/9