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CentOS Linux: CVE-2015-5180: Moderate: glibc security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2018:0805)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2015-5180: Moderate: glibc security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2018:0805)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/27/2017
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

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(s)

  • centos-upgrade-glibc
  • centos-upgrade-glibc-common
  • centos-upgrade-glibc-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-glibc-debuginfo-common
  • centos-upgrade-glibc-devel
  • centos-upgrade-glibc-headers
  • centos-upgrade-glibc-static
  • centos-upgrade-glibc-utils
  • centos-upgrade-nscd

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