Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2018195910000000
Revision Date:2018-12-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-19591 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.28, attempting to resolve a crafted hostname via getaddrinfo() leads to the allocation of a socket descriptor that is not closed. This is related to the if_nametoindex() function.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-19591
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND glibc package in bionic is affected and needs fixing.
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