Improper Input Validation Affecting glibc-langpack-aa package, versions <0:2.26-36.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-GLIBCLANGPACKAA-1686895
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed21 Jan 2019

Introduced: 21 Jan 2019

CVE-2016-10739  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 glibc-langpack-aa to version 0:2.26-36.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1517.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-langpack-aa package and not the glibc-langpack-aa package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.28, the getaddrinfo function would successfully parse a string that contained an IPv4 address followed by whitespace and arbitrary characters, which could lead applications to incorrectly assume that it had parsed a valid string, without the possibility of embedded HTTP headers or other potentially dangerous substrings.

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