vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-1751): GNU C Library vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C) | Apr 1, 2020 | Aug 5, 2020 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
Apr 1, 2020
Added
Aug 5, 2020
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in glibc before 2.31 when handling signal trampolines on PowerPC. Specifically, the backtrace function did not properly check the array bounds when storing the frame address, resulting in a denial of service or potential code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libc6
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