vulnerability
ELSA-2016-0176 Critical: Oracle Linux glibc security and bug fix update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 16, 2016 | Feb 17, 2016 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 16, 2016
Added
Feb 17, 2016
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the libresolv library in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response that triggers a call to the getaddrinfo function with the AF_UNSPEC or AF_INET6 address family, related to performing "dual A/AAAA DNS queries" and the libnss_dns.so.2 NSS module.
Solutions
linuxrpm-upgrade-ols7-x86_64-glibclinuxrpm-upgrade-ols7-x86_64-glibc-commonlinuxrpm-upgrade-ols7-x86_64-glibc-devellinuxrpm-upgrade-ols7-x86_64-glibc-headerslinuxrpm-upgrade-ols7-x86_64-glibc-staticlinuxrpm-upgrade-ols7-x86_64-glibc-utilslinuxrpm-upgrade-ols7-x86_64-nscd
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