CVE-2016-6323

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6323
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-10-07 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:33:00 UTC
DescriptionThe makecontext function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.25 creates execution contexts incompatible with the unwinder on ARM EABI (32-bit) platforms, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang), as demonstrated by applications compiled using gccgo, related to backtrace generation.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-284

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: glibc-2.22-18.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commit CONFIRM sourceware.org Issue Tracking, Patch
openSUSE-SU-2016:2443-1: moderate: Security update for glibc SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: glibc-2.23.1-10.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - CVE-2016-6323: Missing unwind information on ARM EABI (32-bit) causes backtrace generation to hang MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
20435 – (CVE-2016-6323) Missing unwind info in __startcontext causes infinite loop in _Unwind_Backtrace (CVE-2016-6323) CONFIRM sourceware.org Issue Tracking
sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commit sourceware.org
GNU glibc CVE-2016-6323 Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: glibc-2.22-18.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: glibc-2.24-3.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
GNU C Library: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-19) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, OpenVPN and GNU glibc affect IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware - United States CONFIRM www-01.ibm.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: glibc-2.24-3.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: glibc-2.23.1-10.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 670286 EulerOS Security Update for glibc (EulerOS-SA-2021-1790)
  • 670842 EulerOS Security Update for glibc (EulerOS-SA-2021-1790)
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