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CVE-2023-5156

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CVE-2023-5156

Published: Sep 25, 2023

Modified: Dec 18, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.5

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.

VendorProductVersions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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