Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:2018195910000000
Revision Date
:
2018-12-04
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2018-19591 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - 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
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2018-19591
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 19.04
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) is installed.
AND
glibc package in disco, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '2.29-0ubuntu2').
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