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Numeric Errors Affecting klibc package, versions <2.0.3-0ubuntu1.14.04.3+esm3

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.16% (85th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
9.8 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-KLIBC-6593945
  • published 10 Apr 2024
  • disclosed 23 May 2017
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Introduced: 23 May 2017

CVE-2016-9841 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-189 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 klibc to version 2.0.3-0ubuntu1.14.04.3+esm3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream klibc package and not the klibc package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

inffast.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.

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