Improper Input Validation Affecting glibc-langpack-chr package, versions <2:2.28-151.0.1.ksplice2.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.01% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-GLIBCLANGPACKCHR-2581153
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 Mar 2017

Introduced: 2 Mar 2017

CVE-2016-10228  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 glibc-langpack-chr to version 2:2.28-151.0.1.ksplice2.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-9344.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-langpack-chr package and not the glibc-langpack-chr package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The iconv program in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.31 and earlier, when invoked with multiple suffixes in the destination encoding (TRANSLATE or IGNORE) along with the -c option, enters an infinite loop when processing invalid multi-byte input sequences, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

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