vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-15804: glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 22, 2017 | Apr 5, 2018 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 22, 2017
Added
Apr 5, 2018
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27 contains a buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the ~ operator.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-libs-glibc
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