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CVE-2018-6485 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/878159 Issue Tracking  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://bugs.debian.org/878159 Issue Tracking  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102912 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102912 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3092 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3092 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0003/ Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0003/ Third Party Advisory 
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22343 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22343 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4218-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4218-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4416-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4416-1/
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-6485
NVD Published Date:
02/01/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE