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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0404
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2021-0404)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0404 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0404 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The recent fix for CVE-2021-33574 released in MGASA-2021-0308 introduced
a NULL pointer dereference because mq_notify.c mishandles certain
NOTIFY_REMOVED data, that will result in segmentation fault.
This update adds the missing NULL pointer check to resolve this issue
(CVE-2021-38604).

Affected Software/OS:
'glibc' package(s) on Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-38604
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210909-0005/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GYEXYM37RCJWJ6B5KQUYQI4NZBDDYSXP/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-24
https://blog.tuxcare.com/cve/tuxcare-team-identifies-cve-2021-38604-a-new-vulnerability-in-glibc
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28213
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=4cc79c217744743077bf7a0ec5e0a4318f1e6641
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=b805aebd42364fe696e417808a700fdb9800c9e8
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
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