Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting glibc package, versions <2.25-5
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.09% (38th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-GLIBC-532107
- published 1 Feb 2018
- disclosed 1 Feb 2018
Introduced: 1 Feb 2018
CVE-2017-1000408 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11
glibc
to version 2.25-5 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.
A memory leak in glibc 2.1.1 (released on May 24, 1999) can be reached and amplified through the LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000408
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0003/
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/385
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-1000408