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Ubuntu: USN-6804-1 (CVE-2024-33602): GNU C Library vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-6804-1 (CVE-2024-33602): GNU C Library vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/06/2024
Created
06/07/2024
Added
06/06/2024
Modified
11/15/2024

Description

nscd: netgroup cache assumes NSS callback uses in-buffer strings The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache can corrupt memory when the NSS callback does not store all strings in the provided buffer. The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-nscd

References

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