CVE-2024-33601
7.3CVSSHIGH
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.
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
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Impact
References
http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates/
repo.red-soft.ru
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-33601
access.redhat.com
https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-03602
bdu.fstec.ru
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Timeline
Published
May 6, 2024
Last Updated
May 12, 2026
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