Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions Affecting glibc package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GLIBC-6674172
  • published26 Apr 2024
  • disclosed24 Apr 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-33601  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-703  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions due to improper handling of memory allocation failures in the netgroup cache. An attacker can cause a denial of service by triggering a memory allocation failure.

Note:

The exploitation of this vulnerability requires specific conditions, such as a memory allocation failure within the netgroup cache, which may not occur frequently in typical usage scenarios. Additionally, the impact of such failures is limited to the termination of the affected process, rather than facilitating unauthorized access or data manipulation. Furthermore, the likelihood of successful exploitation and the potential for widespread harm are comparatively low, given the specific nature of the vulnerability and its constrained impact.

CVSS Scores

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