vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-15671: glibc -- security update
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | 10/20/2017 | 07/30/2024 | 11/27/2024 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/20/2017
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
11/27/2024
Description
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).
Solution
debian-upgrade-glibc

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