Improper Data Handling Affecting nscd package, versions <2.26-13.24.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.91% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-NSCD-2742450
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Jul 2019

Introduced: 18 Jul 2019

CVE-2009-5155  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-19  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 nscd to version 2.26-13.24.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nscd package and not the nscd package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.28, parse_reg_exp in posix/regcomp.c misparses alternatives, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) or trigger an incorrect result by attempting a regular-expression match.