UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000408

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000408

    Published: 13 Dec 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Aliases:
    USN-3534-1

    Summary:

    Details: A memory leak in glibc 2.1.1 (released on May 24, 1999) can be reached and amplified through the LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000408, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/11/4, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3534-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000408

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: eglibc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.19-0ubuntu6.14

    Affected versions

    2.17-93ubuntu4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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