vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2024-2961: glibc -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C) | Apr 17, 2024 | Apr 24, 2024 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
Apr 17, 2024
Added
Apr 24, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
The iconv() function in the GNU C Library versions 2.39 and older may overflow the output buffer passed to it by up to 4 bytes when converting strings to the ISO-2022-CN-EXT character set, which may be used to crash an application or overwrite a neighbouring variable.
Solution
debian-upgrade-glibc
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