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@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ Version 2.21.1
 
 * The following bugs are resolved with this release:
 
-  17949.
+  17949, 18287.
+
+* A buffer overflow in gethostbyname_r and related functions performing DNS
+  requests has been fixed.  If the NSS functions were called with a
+  misaligned buffer, the buffer length change due to pointer alignment was
+  not taken into account.  This could result in application crashes or,
+  potentially arbitrary code execution, using crafted, but syntactically
+  valid DNS responses.  (CVE-2015-1781)
 
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