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HistoryJan 10, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

GNU C Library regression

2024-01-1000:00:00
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gnu c library
ubuntu 22.04 lts
vulnerability fix
nscd service
cve-2023-4806
cve-2023-4813
memory leak
denial of service
ipv6 processing

7.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

41.5%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Packages

  • glibc - GNU C Library

Details

USN-6541-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the GNU C Library. Unfortunately,
changes made to allow proper application of the fix for CVE-2023-4806 in
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS introduced an issue in the NSCD service IPv6 processing
functionalities. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that the GNU C Library was not properly handling certain
memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service (application crash). (CVE-2023-4806, CVE-2023-4813)

It was discovered that the GNU C library was not properly implementing a
fix for CVE-2023-4806 in certain cases, which could lead to a memory leak.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service
(application crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu
23.04. (CVE-2023-5156)

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