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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6541.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6541-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the USN-6541-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the USN-6541-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the GNU C Library was not properly handling certain
memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service (application crash). (CVE-2023-4806, CVE-2023-4813)

It was discovered that the GNU C library was not properly implementing a
fix for CVE-2023-4806 in certain cases, which could lead to a memory leak.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service
(application crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu
23.04. (CVE-2023-5156)

Affected Software/OS:
'glibc' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-4806
RHBZ#2237782
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2237782
RHSA-2023:5453
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5453
RHSA-2023:5455
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5455
RHSA-2023:7409
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7409
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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4806
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4DBUQRRPB47TC3NJOUIBVWUGFHBJAFDL/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DFG4P76UHHZEWQ26FWBXG76N2QLKKPZA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDAQWHTSVOCOZ5K6KPIWKRT3JX4RTZUR/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-03
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0008/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-4813
RHBZ#2237798
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2237798
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4813
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0003/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-5156
RHBZ#2240541
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240541
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5156
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-01
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30884
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=ec6b95c3303c700eb89eebeda2d7264cc184a796
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