Out-of-bounds Write Affecting glibc package, versions <2.24-11+deb9u4
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- published 18 May 2018
- disclosed 18 May 2018
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9
glibc
to version 2.24-11+deb9u4 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc
package and not the glibc
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:9
relevant fixed versions and status.
stdlib/canonicalize.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier, when processing very long pathname arguments to the realpath function, could encounter an integer overflow on 32-bit architectures, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow and, potentially, arbitrary code execution.