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Stack-based buffer overflow in the nss_dns implementation of the getnetbyname function in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a long name.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade glibc | Feb 7, 2017 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade eglibcUpgrade glibc | Mar 31, 2017 | May 29, 2016 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | May 23, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-libs/glibc. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-headers | Nov 30, 2017 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-common | Nov 9, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nscdUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-debuginfoUpgrade glibc-debuginfo-commonUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-utilsNo solution exists | Nov 4, 2016 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade glibc-infoUpgrade glibc-x86Upgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-locale-32bitUpgrade sles12-docker-imageUpgrade sles12sp1-docker-imageUpgrade glibc-extraUpgrade glibc-32bitUpgrade glibc-profile-32bitUpgrade glibc-profileUpgrade glibc-profile-x86Upgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-devel-staticUpgrade glibc-locale-base-32bitUpgrade glibc-i18ndataUpgrade glibc-htmlUpgrade glibc-localeUpgrade glibc-locale-baseUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-locale-x86Upgrade glibc-langUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-devel-32bit | Jun 8, 2016 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc6Upgrade libc6-dev | May 27, 2016 | May 26, 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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