SB2017122221 - Fedora 27 update for glibc

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SB2017122221 - Fedora 27 update for glibc

Published: December 22, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017122221
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000408)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within glibc 2.1.1 (released on May 24, 1999) can be reached and amplified through the LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000409)

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

A buffer overflow in glibc 2.5 (released on September 29, 2006) and can be triggered through the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References