The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27, when invoked with GLOB_TILDE, could skip freeing allocated memory when processing the ~ operator with a long user name, potentially leading to a denial of service (memory leak).
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.9
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Oct 20, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade glibc | Jul 30, 2024 | Oct 20, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-libs/glibc. | Apr 5, 2018 | Oct 20, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Oct 20, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade glibc-32bitUpgrade glibc-locale-x86Upgrade glibc-localeUpgrade glibc-profileUpgrade glibc-i18ndataUpgrade glibc-extraUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-x86Upgrade glibc-locale-base-32bitUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-profile-32bitUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-profile-x86Upgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-infoUpgrade glibc-devel-staticUpgrade glibc-locale-baseUpgrade glibc-devel-32bitUpgrade glibc-langUpgrade glibc-locale-32bitUpgrade glibc-html | Jan 13, 2018 | Oct 20, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Oct 20, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Oct 20, 2017 |
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