Configuration Affecting glibc-common package, versions <0:2.12-1.47.el6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-GLIBCCOMMON-2461286
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Apr 2011

Introduced: 10 Apr 2011

CVE-2011-1089  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-16  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 glibc-common to version 0:2.12-1.47.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-1526.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-common package and not the glibc-common package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The addmntent function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier does not report an error status for failed attempts to write to the /etc/mtab file, which makes it easier for local users to trigger corruption of this file, as demonstrated by writes from a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0296.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1