vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-19591: GNU C Library: Arbitrary descriptor allocation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Dec 4, 2018 | Mar 14, 2019 | Dec 4, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 4, 2018
Added
Mar 14, 2019
Modified
Dec 4, 2025
Description
In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.28, attempting to resolve a crafted hostname via getaddrinfo() leads to the allocation of a socket descriptor that is not closed. This is related to the if_nametoindex() function.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-libs-glibc
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