glibc: Buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the ~ operator

The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library aka glibc or libc6 before 2.27 contains a buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the operator...

glibc: Buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the ~ operator

The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library aka glibc or libc6 before 2.27 contains a buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the operator...

The vulnerability of the glob() function in the glob.c library, which handles system calls and core system functions, allows attackers to trigger a denial-of-service attack.

The vulnerability of the glob function in the glob.c library, which handles system calls and core system functions, arises due to buffer overflow. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to trigger a denial-of-service attack using the operator...