NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting glibc package, versions <0:2.17-222.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.91% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-GLIBC-8002632
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed7 Aug 2015

Introduced: 7 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-5180  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 glibc to version 0:2.17-222.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0805.

NVD Description

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

res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash).

CVSS Scores

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