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Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting glibc package, versions <2.23-0ubuntu10

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.09% (37th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-GLIBC-356598
  • published 1 Feb 2018
  • disclosed 1 Feb 2018
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Introduced: 1 Feb 2018

CVE-2017-1000408 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-772 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 glibc to version 2.23-0ubuntu10 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory leak in glibc 2.1.1 (released on May 24, 1999) can be reached and amplified through the LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.