Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201717426000
Revision Date:2017-12-05Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-17426 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:The malloc function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.26 could return a memory block that is too small if an attempt is made to allocate an object whose size is close to SIZE_MAX, potentially leading to a subsequent heap overflow. This occurs because the per-thread cache (aka tcache) feature enables a code path that lacks an integer overflow check.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-17426
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'glibc' package in bionic is not affected (note: '2.27-3ubuntu1').
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