Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201715671000
Revision Date:2017-10-20Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-15671 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
Description:The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27, when invoked with GLOB_TILDE, could skip freeing allocated memory when processing the ~ operator with a long user name, potentially leading to a denial of service (memory leak).
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-15671
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'glibc' package in cosmic is not affected (note: '2.27-3ubuntu1').
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