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Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2017-15670)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 20, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 20, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
The GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27 contains an off-by-one error leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in the glob function in glob.c, related to the processing of home directories using the ~ operator followed by a long string.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-15670
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-15670
- URL-http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/119
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101521
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1879
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201801-8
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201801-9
- URL-https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22320
- CWE-119
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