vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-5180: Security patch for glibc (ALAS-2018-1017)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 13, 2017 | May 11, 2018 | May 11, 2018 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 13, 2017
Added
May 11, 2018
Modified
May 11, 2018
Description
res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash).
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-glibc
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