From ${URL} : It was reported [1] that getnetbyname function in glibc 2.21 in earlier will enter an infinite loop if the DNS backend is activated in the system Name Service Switch configuration, and the DNS resolver receives a positive answer while processing the network name. Upstream commit that fixes this issue: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=11e3417af6e354f1942c68a271ae51e892b2814d [1]: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17630 @maintainer(s): after the bump, in case we need to stabilize the package, please let us know if it is ready for the stabilization or not.
fix is also in glibc-2.20-r2 now
CVE-2014-9402 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9402): The nss_dns implementation of getnetbyname in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.21, when the DNS backend in the Name Service Switch configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by sending a positive answer while a network name is being process.
This issue was resolved and addressed in GLSA 201602-02 at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02 by GLSA coordinator Tobias Heinlein (keytoaster).
