🛡️ AZL-40282 — glibc
Description
CVE-2024-33601 affecting package glibc for versions less than 2.38-11
nscd: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure
The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache uses xmalloc or
xrealloc and these functions may terminate the process due to a memory
allocation failure resulting in a denial of service to the clients. The
flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd.
This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.
Affected software
AZL-40282 is recorded against 1 package.
- glibc (fixed in 2.38-11)
Timeline and source
Published on 6 May 2024 and last revised on 21 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | — | 2.38-11 |
References
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