In glibc 2.26 and earlier there is confusion in the usage of getcwd() by realpath() which can be used to write before the destination buffer leading to a buffer underflow and potential code execution.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade glibc | May 11, 2018 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-debuginfo-commonUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-debuginfoUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-headers | Aug 28, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade glibc | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-libs/glibc. | Apr 5, 2018 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc | Feb 13, 2018 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade glibc-staticUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-headers | Feb 13, 2018 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-utils | Apr 19, 2018 | Jan 11, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-debuginfoUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-debuginfo-commonUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-commonNo solution exists | Apr 11, 2018 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-localeUpgrade glibc-htmlUpgrade glibc-locale-32bitUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-32bitUpgrade glibc-devel-staticUpgrade glibc-locale-x86Upgrade glibc-devel-32bitUpgrade glibc-extraUpgrade glibc-locale-base-32bitUpgrade glibc-profile-x86Upgrade glibc-infoUpgrade glibc-i18ndataUpgrade glibc-langUpgrade glibc-x86Upgrade glibc-locale-baseUpgrade glibc-profileUpgrade glibc-profile-32bitUpgrade glibc | Feb 4, 2018 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc6Upgrade musl (Ubuntu Pro) | Apr 25, 2018 | Jan 17, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 31, 2018 |
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