First published: Mon Feb 05 2018(Updated: )
A flaw was found in glibc. An integer overflow in the implementation of the posix_memalign in memalign functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.26 and earlier could cause these functions to return a pointer to a heap area that is too small, potentially leading to heap corruption. References: <a href="https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22343">https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22343</a> Patch: <a href="https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=8e448310d74b283c5cd02b9ed7fb997b47bf9b22">https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=8e448310d74b283c5cd02b9ed7fb997b47bf9b22</a>
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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GNU C Library | <=2.26 |
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The severity of REDHAT-BUG-1542102 is critical due to the potential for heap corruption.
To fix REDHAT-BUG-1542102, upgrade to a version of glibc later than 2.26.
REDHAT-BUG-1542102 affects the GNU C Library versions 2.26 and earlier.
REDHAT-BUG-1542102 is associated with vulnerabilities like integer overflow and memory corruption.
Yes, REDHAT-BUG-1542102 can potentially lead to exploitation by allowing attackers to manipulate memory.