Summary
Arnaud Le Blanc discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled file
descriptors when resolving DNS queries under high load. This may cause a
denial of service in other applications, or an information leak. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2013-7423)
It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled receiving a
positive answer while processing the network name when performing DNS
resolution. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C
Library to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-9402)
Joseph Myers discovered that the GNU C Library wscanf function incorrectly
handled memory. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu
14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2015-1472, CVE-2015-1473)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | eglibc | 2.19-0ubuntu6.6 |
Vulnerabilities 4
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Unscored —
The send_dg function in resolv/res_send.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 does not properly reuse fil…
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Unscored —
The nss_dns implementation of getnetbyname in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.21, when the DNS backend in the Name S…
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Unscored —
The ADDW macro in stdio-common/vfscanf.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 does not properly consid…
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Unscored —
The ADDW macro in stdio-common/vfscanf.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 does not properly consid…