Google: sys-libs/glibc: security update to 18244.85.5

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 450666

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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. (CVE-2024-33602)

Solution

Update the sys-libs/glibc library and its related packages to version 18244.85.5 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 450666

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Google COS Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: LOW

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-33602

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-33602

Detections

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