Use After Free Affecting glibc package, versions <0:2.28-164.el8


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.39% (87th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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SUSE
5.9 medium
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Red Hat
5.9 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GLIBC-2139484
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 21 May 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 glibc to version 0:2.28-164.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

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

The mq_notify function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) versions 2.32 and 2.33 has a use-after-free. It may use the notification thread attributes object (passed through its struct sigevent parameter) after it has been freed by the caller, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact.