Carnegie Mellon University
January 27, 2015

Security Alert: The GHOST Vulnerability Affects Unix and Linux Operating Systems

A weakness called GHOST in the Linux and Unix operating systems C library "glibc" allows attackers to take complete control of a compromised system. The GHOST vulnerability may affect many Unix and Linux systems including but not limited to Debian 7 (wheezy), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 & 7, CentOS 6 & 7, Ubuntu 12.04 & 10.10.

For detailed information about this alert and What You Need To Do, please visit The GHOST Vulnerability Affects Unix and Linux Operating Systems.