vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-1000408): GNU C Library vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 12, 2018 | Jan 18, 2018 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 12, 2018
Added
Jan 18, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
A memory leak in glibc 2.1.1 (released on May 24, 1999) can be reached and amplified through the LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libc6
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