vulnerability

Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-6318: Out-of-bounds Write

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/07/2016
Added
08/22/2024
Modified
10/02/2024

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FascistGecosUser function in lib/fascist.c in cracklib allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) or gain privileges via a long GECOS field, involving longbuffer.

Solution

alpine-linux-upgrade-cracklib
Title
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