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CVE-2016-6323

Published: Oct 7, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-284
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.8%
Top 10.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The makecontext function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.25 creates execution contexts incompatible with the unwinder on ARM EABI (32-bit) platforms, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang), as demonstrated by applications compiled using gccgo, related to backtrace generation.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-284

Affected Products

The GNU Project
oss-project·USaka gnu
eglibcLibraryLibrary
Operating Systems / linux-distro
glibcOn-premLibrary
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gnu
oss-project·USaka g. nu
glibc
OSS Libraries
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special Edition для «Эльбрус»On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00009.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
www-01.ibm.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/12
openwall.com
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