CVE-2023-5156 | BDVDB-2026-212433 Detail
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Description#
A flaw was found in the GNU C Library. A recent fix for CVE-2023-4806 introduced the potential for a memory leak, which may result in an application crash.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References#
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5156
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240541
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30884
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=ec6b95c3303c700eb89eebeda2d7264cc184a796
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/8
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-01
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-831302.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.