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CVE-2015-5229
Published: Apr 8, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246713
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84172
vdb-entry
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256285
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1293976
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RHSA-2016:0176
vendor-advisory
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https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10150
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