The glibc packages provide the standard C libraries (libc), POSIX thread libraries (libpthread), standard math libraries (libm), and the name service cache daemon (nscd) used by multiple programs on the system. Without these libraries, the Linux system cannot function correctly.
Security Fix(es):
This issue was discovered by Florian Weimer (Red Hat).
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Release Notes linked from the References section.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
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RedHat | 7 | ppc64 | glibc | < 2.17-157.el7 | glibc-2.17-157.el7.ppc64.rpm |
RedHat | 7 | x86_64 | glibc-debuginfo-common | < 2.17-157.el7 | glibc-debuginfo-common-2.17-157.el7.x86_64.rpm |
RedHat | 7 | ppc64le | glibc-common | < 2.17-157.el7 | glibc-common-2.17-157.el7.ppc64le.rpm |
RedHat | 7 | x86_64 | glibc-utils | < 2.17-157.el7 | glibc-utils-2.17-157.el7.x86_64.rpm |
RedHat | 7 | ppc | glibc-static | < 2.17-157.el7 | glibc-static-2.17-157.el7.ppc.rpm |
RedHat | 7 | ppc64le | glibc-static | < 2.17-157.el7 | glibc-static-2.17-157.el7.ppc64le.rpm |
RedHat | 7 | i686 | glibc-devel | < 2.17-157.el7 | glibc-devel-2.17-157.el7.i686.rpm |
RedHat | 7 | s390x | glibc-headers | < 2.17-157.el7 | glibc-headers-2.17-157.el7.s390x.rpm |
RedHat | 7 | s390 | glibc-debuginfo-common | < 2.17-157.el7 | glibc-debuginfo-common-2.17-157.el7.s390.rpm |
RedHat | 7 | x86_64 | glibc-static | < 2.17-157.el7 | glibc-static-2.17-157.el7.x86_64.rpm |