Stack-based buffer overflow in the glob implementation in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24, when GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC is used, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long name.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade glibcUpgrade eglibc | Mar 31, 2017 | May 29, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-libs/glibc. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-headers | Sep 12, 2019 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade nscd | Jan 20, 2021 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-headers | Nov 19, 2019 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 7, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade glibc-profile-32bitUpgrade glibc-profile-x86Upgrade glibc-x86Upgrade glibc-locale-base-32bitUpgrade glibc-langUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-htmlUpgrade glibc-extraUpgrade glibc-locale-baseUpgrade glibc-32bitUpgrade glibc-devel-staticUpgrade glibc-profileUpgrade glibc-locale-x86Upgrade sles12sp1-docker-imageUpgrade glibc-i18ndataUpgrade glibc-infoUpgrade glibc-devel-32bitUpgrade sles12-docker-imageUpgrade glibc-locale-32bitUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-localeUpgrade glibcUpgrade nscd | Jun 8, 2016 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc6 | Mar 21, 2017 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jun 1, 2016 |
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