Integer overflow in the strxfrm function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade glibcUpgrade eglibc | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibcUpgrade nscd | Jul 23, 2019 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibcUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-devel | Sep 25, 2019 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-utils | Jun 27, 2019 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 13, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade glibc-profileUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-locale-32bitUpgrade glibc-localeUpgrade glibc-i18ndataUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-32bitUpgrade glibc-profile-32bitUpgrade glibc-devel-32bitUpgrade glibc-htmlUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-info | Mar 22, 2022 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc6 | Mar 21, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 |
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