DB_LOOKUP in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 and earlier does not properly check if a file is open, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by performing a look-up on a database while iterating over it, which triggers the file pointer to be reset.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00019.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0327.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3480
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73038
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1165192
OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 2.21 (inclusive)
OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
---|---|---|---|---|
125004 | EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : glibc (EulerOS-SA-2019-1551) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | critical |
91341 | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 : eglibc, glibc regression (USN-2985-2) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
91334 | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 : eglibc, glibc vulnerabilities (USN-2985-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
88831 | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : glibc (SUSE-SU-2016:0470-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | critical |
88822 | GLSA-201602-02 : GNU C Library: Multiple vulnerabilities | Nessus | Gentoo Local Security Checks | critical |
88767 | Debian DSA-3480-1 : eglibc - security update | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | critical |
86696 | SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : glibc (SUSE-SU-2015:1844-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | medium |
86155 | Debian DLA-316-1 : eglibc security update | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | medium |
85624 | SUSE SLED11 / SLES11 Security Update : glibc (SUSE-SU-2015:1424-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | medium |
83867 | openSUSE Security Update : glibc / glibc-testsuite / glibc-utils / etc (openSUSE-2015-383) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | medium |
82250 | Scientific Linux Security Update : glibc on SL7.x x86_64 (20150305) | Nessus | Scientific Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
82044 | Amazon Linux AMI : glibc (ALAS-2015-495) | Nessus | Amazon Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
81889 | CentOS 7 : glibc (CESA-2015:0327) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | medium |
81722 | Oracle Linux 7 : glibc (ELSA-2015-0327) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
81630 | RHEL 7 : glibc (RHSA-2015:0327) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | medium |