CVE-2015-5277
Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%
The get_contents function in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) or gain privileges via a long line in the NSS files database.
Products: redhat enterprise_linux_desktop, redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node, redhat enterprise_linux_server, redhat enterprise_linux_workstation, gnu glibc, canonical ubuntu_linux
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | glibc | 2.21-1 |
| Debian 13 | glibc | 2.21-1 |
| Debian 14 | glibc | 2.21-1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc-common | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc-debuginfo | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc-debuginfo-common | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc-devel | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc-headers | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc-static | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc-utils | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | nscd | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc | 0:2.17-79.ael7b_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc | 0:2.17-79.el7_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-common | 0:2.17-79.el7_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-common | 0:2.17-79.ael7b_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-debuginfo | 0:2.17-79.el7_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-debuginfo | 0:2.17-79.ael7b_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-debuginfo-common | 0:2.17-79.el7_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-debuginfo-common | 0:2.17-79.ael7b_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-devel | 0:2.17-79.ael7b_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-devel | 0:2.17-79.el7_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-headers | 0:2.17-79.el7_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-headers | 0:2.17-79.ael7b_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-static | 0:2.17-79.el7_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-static | 0:2.17-79.ael7b_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-utils | 0:2.17-79.el7_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | glibc-utils | 0:2.17-79.ael7b_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | nscd | 0:2.17-79.el7_1 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 7.1 | nscd | 0:2.17-79.ael7b_1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | eglibc | 2.19-0ubuntu6.8 |