Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) nan, (2) nanf, or (3) nanl function.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade glibc | Sep 1, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-debuginfoUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-debuginfo-common | Aug 28, 2019 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade glibc | Mar 31, 2017 | Feb 5, 2016 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | May 31, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-libs/glibc. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc | Nov 30, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade glibc-headersUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-devel | Nov 30, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-utils | Mar 28, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-debuginfo-commonUpgrade glibc-debuginfoUpgrade glibc-utilsNo solution existsUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-devel | Mar 21, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade glibc-i18ndataUpgrade glibc-locale-baseUpgrade glibc-x86Upgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-locale-base-32bitUpgrade glibc-profileUpgrade sles11sp4-docker-imageUpgrade glibc-localeUpgrade glibc-devel-staticUpgrade glibc-locale-x86Upgrade glibcUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-32bitUpgrade glibc-htmlUpgrade glibc-devel-32bitUpgrade glibc-langUpgrade sles12-docker-imageUpgrade glibc-profile-32bitUpgrade glibc-extraUpgrade sles12sp1-docker-imageUpgrade glibc-infoUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-profile-x86Upgrade glibc-locale-32bit | Feb 16, 2016 | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc6-devUpgrade libc6 | May 27, 2016 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Apr 19, 2016 |
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