Out-of-bounds read In glibc
Description
An integer overflow in the implementation of the posix_memalign in memalign functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.26 and earlier could cause these functions to return a pointer to a heap area that is too small, potentially leading to heap corruption.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Ecosystem | Package | Affected version | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|---|
 debian 13 | 2.27-1 | ||
debian 14 | 2.27-1 | ||
debian 12 | 2.27-1 | ||
debian 11 | 2.27-1 | ||
 rpm rhel7 | 0:2.17-260.el7 | ||
rpm rhel6 | - | - | |
rpm rhel5 | - | - | |
rpm rhel7 | - | - | |
rpm rhel5 | - | - | |
rpm rhel6 | - | - |
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