Resource Management Errors Affecting glibc package, versions <2.22-4
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- published11 Aug 2026
- disclosed17 Feb 2017
Introduced: 17 Feb 2017
CVE-2016-5417 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest glibc to version 2.22-4 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 Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
Memory leak in the __res_vinit function in the IPv6 name server management code in libresolv in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging partial initialization of internal resolver data structures.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2016-5417
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=2212c1420c92a33b0e0bd9a34938c9814a56c0f7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92257
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19257
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2212c1420c92a33b0e0bd9a34938c9814a56c0f7
- https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-08/msg00212.html