Improper Input Validation Affecting glibc-benchtests package, versions <0:2.28-151.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-GLIBCBENCHTESTS-5653317
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed18 May 2021

Introduced: 18 May 2021

CVE-2016-10228  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 glibc-benchtests to version 0:2.28-151.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2021:1585.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-benchtests package and not the glibc-benchtests package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The iconv program in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.31 and earlier, when invoked with multiple suffixes in the destination encoding (TRANSLATE or IGNORE) along with the -c option, enters an infinite loop when processing invalid multi-byte input sequences, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1