SB2017100910 - Fedora 26 update for glibc
Published: October 9, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017100910
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5180)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in res_query in libresolv due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.