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glibc: fnmatch() alloca()-based memory corruption flaw

🗓️ 13 Feb 2012 20:30:00Reported by RedHatType 
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glibc prior to 2.12.2 and EGLIBC enable stack extension via long UTF eight in fnmatch, risking code execution or DoS.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux4ia64glibc0:2.3.4-2.57glibc-0:2.3.4-2.57.ia64.rpm
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux4ppc64glibc0:2.3.4-2.57glibc-0:2.3.4-2.57.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4s390glibc0:2.3.4-2.57glibc-0:2.3.4-2.57.s390.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4s390xglibc0:2.3.4-2.57glibc-0:2.3.4-2.57.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4x86_64glibc0:2.3.4-2.57glibc-0:2.3.4-2.57.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4i386glibc-common0:2.3.4-2.57glibc-common-0:2.3.4-2.57.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4ia64glibc-common0:2.3.4-2.57glibc-common-0:2.3.4-2.57.ia64.rpm
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28 Jan 2026 22:51Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 210
EPSS0.06775
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