Code Affecting glibc-devel package, versions <0:2.17-55.139.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.18% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-GLIBCDEVEL-1683554
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed27 Mar 2015

Introduced: 27 Mar 2015

CVE-2014-8121  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-17  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 glibc-devel to version 0:2.17-55.139.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-495.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-devel package and not the glibc-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

DB_LOOKUP in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 and earlier does not properly check if a file is open, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by performing a look-up on a database while iterating over it, which triggers the file pointer to be reset.

CVSS Scores

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