CVE-2018-19591
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.28, attempting to resolve a crafted hostname via getaddrinfo() leads to the allocation of a socket descriptor that is not closed. This is related to the if_nametoindex() function.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-19591
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 2.29-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.28-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.28-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.28-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.28-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.28-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.