Incorrectly Specified Destination in a Communication Channel Affecting glibc-static package, versions <0:2.17-105.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.81% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-GLIBCSTATIC-4579428
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 Sept 2013

Introduced: 12 Sep 2013

CVE-2013-7423  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-941  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 glibc-static to version 0:2.17-105.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:2199.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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CVSS Base Scores

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