CVE-2013-7424
First published: Wed Jan 28 2015(Updated: )
An Invalid-free() flaw was found in the getaddrinfo() syscall of glibc. The bug only materializes if the getaddrinfo functions is called with the AI_IDN flag, and if glibc has been compiled with libidn support. This flaw was fixed in glibc-2.15 via the following commit: <a href="https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=2e96f1c7">https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=2e96f1c7</a>
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| GNU C Library (glibc) | <=2.14.1 |
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Reference Links
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=2e96f1c7
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/306
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1627.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1391.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186614
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1627.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/21
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72710
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=981942
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18011
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