Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a denial-of-service flaw in glibc's DNS resolver library. A remote attacker may be able to make a vulnerable process crash. It is not described as code execution, but because glibc is widely used, vulnerable Linux services that perform DNS lookups could be disrupted. Exposure is most likely on Linux systems using glibc versions before 2.25 or distro packages that lack the backported fix, especially services that perform DNS resolution and must remain available. Treat as a routine but important availability fix for older Linux estates. Prioritize legacy servers, appliances, and containers where glibc has not been updated through normal OS patching. Mitigation focus: Apply vendor security updates for glibc or libc resolver packages.; Upgrade to glibc 2.25 or a distro build with the backported fix.; Restart services that load glibc after updating packages..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=8492CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249603CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18784CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=fc82b0a2dfe7dbd35671c10510a8da1043d746a5CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [libc-alpha@sourceware.org] 20170205 The GNU C Library version 2.25 is now availableCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- GLSA-201706-19CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- RHSA-2018:0805CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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