CVE-2024-33601
Description
nscd: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache uses xmalloc or xrealloc and these functions may terminate the process due to a memory allocation failure resulting in a denial of service to the clients. The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:LIntegrityLow
A:LAvailabilityLow
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
netapp
commercial·US
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
The GNU C Library
oss-projectaka glibc
gnu
oss-project·USaka g. nu
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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References
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0007
sourceware.org
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0014/
security.netapp.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html
lists.debian.org
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