Improper Input Validation Affecting glibc-minimal-langpack package, versions <0:2.28-72.0.1.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-GLIBCMINIMALLANGPACK-2541088
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 21 Jan 2019
Introduced: 21 Jan 2019
CVE-2016-10739 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:8
glibc-minimal-langpack
to version 0:2.28-72.0.1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-3513
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-minimal-langpack
package and not the glibc-minimal-langpack
package as distributed by Oracle
.
See How to fix?
for Oracle:8
relevant fixed versions and status.
In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.28, the getaddrinfo function would successfully parse a string that contained an IPv4 address followed by whitespace and arbitrary characters, which could lead applications to incorrectly assume that it had parsed a valid string, without the possibility of embedded HTTP headers or other potentially dangerous substrings.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2016-10739.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-2118.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00082.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106672
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2118
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3513
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347549
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20018