Code Affecting glibc package, versions <2.21-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-GLIBC-515032
- published 27 Mar 2015
- disclosed 27 Mar 2015
Introduced: 27 Mar 2015
CVE-2014-8121 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11
glibc
to version 2.21-1 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 Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:11
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.