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Out-of-Bounds Affecting glibc-static package, versions <2:2.17-157.ksplice1.el7

Severity

 Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.99% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-GLIBCSTATIC-2510513
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed1 Jun 2016
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Introduced: 1 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-3075  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 glibc-static to version 2:2.17-157.ksplice1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3638.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-static package and not the glibc-static package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Stack-based buffer overflow in the nss_dns implementation of the getnetbyname function in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a long name.