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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-3075: Security patch for glibc (ALAS-2017-792)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-3075: Security patch for glibc (ALAS-2017-792)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/01/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/07/2017
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the nss_dns implementation of the getnetbyname function in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a long name.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-glibc

References

  • RHSA-2016:2573
  • ALAS-2017-792
  • 85732
  • USN-2985-1
  • USN-2985-2
  • GLSA-201702-11
  • CVE-2016-3075
  • DLA-494-1
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