vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-1000001): GNU C Library vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 17, 2018 | Apr 25, 2018 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 17, 2018
Added
Apr 25, 2018
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
In glibc 2.26 and earlier there is confusion in the usage of getcwd() by realpath() which can be used to write before the destination buffer leading to a buffer underflow and potential code execution.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-muslubuntu-upgrade-libc6
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