CVE-2021-27645

CVE Details

Release Date:

2021-02-24

Description

The nameserver caching daemon (nscd) in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.29 through 2.33, when processing a request for netgroup lookup, may crash due to a double-free, potentially resulting in degraded service or Denial of Service on the local system. This is related to netgroupcache.c.

See more information about CVE-2021-27645 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	2.5	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Low

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (glibc)	ELSA-2021-4358	2021-11-16
Oracle Linux version 8 (glibc)	ELSA-2021-9560	2021-11-23

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