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CVE-2024-33602

Published: May 6, 2024

Modified: May 12, 2026

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Description

nscd: netgroup cache assumes NSS callback uses in-buffer strings The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache can corrupt memory when the NSS callback does not store all strings in the provided buffer. The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.

Vendor	Product	Versions
The GNU C Library	glibc	affected `2.15 - < 2.40`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0008

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0012/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5

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