CVE-2023-5156

High

Description

A flaw was found in the GNU C Library. A recent fix for CVE-2023-4806 introduced the potential for a memory leak, which may result in an application crash.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Glibc
PublishedSep 25, 2023
First seenSep 25, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-401CWE-401

How to fix

Update
  • gnu glibc2.39 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu glibc2.34 ≤ v < 2.392.39
redhat enterprise_linux8.0, 9.0—

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