Memory Leak Affecting glibc-common package, versions *
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.09% (39th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-GLIBCCOMMON-5918047
- published 25 Sep 2023
- disclosed 25 Sep 2023
Introduced: 25 Sep 2023
CVE-2023-5156 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:7
glibc-common
.
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.
A flaw was found in the GNU C Library. A recent fix for CVE-2023-4806 introduced the potential for a memory leak, which may result in an application crash.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5156
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240541
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30884
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=ec6b95c3303c700eb89eebeda2d7264cc184a796
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/8
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-01