SUSE-SU-2018:2302-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:2302-1

    Published: 10 Aug 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-11236

    Summary: Security update for glibc

    Details: This update for glibc fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-11236: Fix 32bit arch integer overflow in stdlib/canonicalize.c when processing very long pathname arguments (bsc#1094161). Bug fixes: - bsc#1086690: Fix crash in resolver on memory allocation failure. - bsc#1077763: Fix allocation in in6ailist_add. - bsc#1079625: Fix allocation in nss_compat for large number of memberships to a group.

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182302-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1077763, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1079625, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1086690, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1094161, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11236

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: glibc

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.11.3-17.110.14.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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