CVE-2019-9169

Summary

CVECVE-2019-9169
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-02-26 02:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:13:00 UTC
DescriptionIn the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.29, proceed_next_node in posix/regexec.c has a heap-based buffer over-read via an attempted case-insensitive regular-expression match.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 19.10 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc All All All All
Application Mcafee Web Gateway All All All All
Application Netapp Cloud Backup All All All All
Application Netapp Cloud Backup All All All All
Application Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility - All All All
Application Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility - All All All
Application Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage - All All All
Application Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
McAfee Security Bulletin - Web Gateway update fixes four third-party vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-18311, CVE-2018-5742, CVE-2019-9169, and CVE-2019-6454) CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com
24114 – (CVE-2019-9169) regexec buffer read overrun in "grep -i '\(\(\)*.\)*\(\)\(\)\1'" MISC sourceware.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
March 2019 GNU C Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commit MISC sourceware.org Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2022 MISC www.oracle.com
support.f5.com/csp/article/K54823184 CONFIRM support.f5.com
sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commit sourceware.org
#34142 - AddressSanitizer reported heap-buffer-overflow - GNU bug report logs MISC debbugs.gnu.org Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202006-04) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
USN-4416-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
GNU glibc Stack Buffer Overflow and Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
#34140 - AddressSanitizer reported heap-buffer-overflow when ignoring case - GNU bug report logs MISC debbugs.gnu.org Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159188 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for glibc (ELSA-2021-1585)
  • 159249 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for glibc (ELSA-2021-9280)
  • 159295 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for glibc (ELSA-2021-9344)
  • 239336 Red Hat Update for glibc (RHSA-2021:1585)
  • 352399 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for glibc: ALAS2-2021-1656
  • 591406 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU GNU/Linux subsystem Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSB-439005, ICSA-22-104-13)
  • 900018 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for glibc 2.28
  • 902821 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for glibc (1944)
  • 940275 AlmaLinux Security Update for glibc (ALSA-2021:1585)
  • 960868 Rocky Linux Security Update for glibc (RLSA-2021:1585)
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