vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-2900-1 (CVE-2015-7547): GNU C Library vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 16, 2016 | Feb 18, 2016 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 16, 2016
Added
Feb 18, 2016
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled receiving
responses while performing DNS resolution. A remote attacker could use this
issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libc6
References
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