medium
5.5
CWE
787
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-10029

First published: Wed Mar 04 2020(Updated: )

GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based overflow during range reduction. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a stack corruption, leading to a denial of service condition.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
GNU C Library (glibc)<2.32.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Ubuntu Linux=19.10
openSUSE=15.1
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
netapp cloud backup
netapp hci management node
netapp solidfire
NetApp SteelStore
All of
netapp h410c firmware
netapp h410c
Debian GNU/Linux=10.0
IBM Cloud Pak for Security<=1.6.0.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Security<=1.6.0.0
IBM Cloud Pak for Security<=1.5.0.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Security<=1.5.0.0
IBM Cloud Pak for Security<=1.4.0.0
debian/glibc
2.31-13+deb11u11
2.31-13+deb11u10
2.36-9+deb12u9
2.36-9+deb12u7
2.40-7
GNU C Library<2.32.0
Fedora=30
Fedora=31
Fedora=32
SUSE openSUSE=15.1
NetApp Cloud Backup
NetApp HCI Management Node
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node
NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage
NetApp H410C Firmware
NetApp H410C
Debian=10.0

Remedy

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=9333498794cde1d5cca518badf79533a24114b6f

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2020-10029?

    CVE-2020-10029 is a vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc) that could cause a denial of service by overflowing an on-stack buffer.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-10029?

    The severity of CVE-2020-10029 is medium, with a severity value of 5.5.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-10029?

    The affected software versions are glibc 2.27-3ubuntu1.2, glibc 2.30, glibc 2.23-0ubuntu11.2, and various versions of glibc from Debian and IBM Cloud Pak for Security.

  • How can CVE-2020-10029 be fixed?

    To fix CVE-2020-10029, upgrade to the recommended versions of glibc provided by the respective vendors or distribution maintainers.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-10029?

    You can find more information about CVE-2020-10029 on the CVE Mitre website, Ubuntu Security Notices, and NIST National Vulnerability Database.

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