The glibc packages provide the standard C libraries , POSIX thread libraries , standard math libraries , and the name service cache daemon used by multiple programs on the system. Without these libraries, the Linux system cannot function correctly. Security Fix: * glibc: array overflow in backtrace functions for powerpc * glibc: use-after-free in glob function when expanding ~user * glibc: stack corruption from crafted input in cosl, sinl, sincosl, and tanl functions For more details about the security issue, including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the CentOS 8.3 Release Notes linked from the References section.