Out-of-Bounds Affecting glibc-common package, versions <0:2.17-157.el7_3.4


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.06% (26th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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Red Hat
7.4 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-GLIBCCOMMON-2082430
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 19 Jun 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 glibc-common to version 0:2.17-157.el7_3.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-common package and not the glibc-common package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

glibc contains a vulnerability that allows specially crafted LD_LIBRARY_PATH values to manipulate the heap/stack, causing them to alias, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution. Please note that additional hardening changes have been made to glibc to prevent manipulation of stack and heap memory but these issues are not directly exploitable, as such they have not been given a CVE. This affects glibc 2.25 and earlier.