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CVE-2023-5156

A flaw was found in the GNU C Library. A recent fix for CVE-2023-4806 introduced the potential for a memory leak, which

A flaw was found in the GNU C Library. A recent fix for CVE-2023-4806 introduced the potential for a memory leak, which may result in an application crash.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00053
Schedule remediation
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
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Affected Products & Versions

2
gnu glibc>= 2.34 and < 2.39
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Sep 2023 · 04:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

7
siemens-csafSSA-398330
usnUSN-6541-1
msrcCVE-2023-5156
siemens-csafSSA-831302
oracle-cpuoracle-cpu-Oracle-Hyperion-Infrastructure-Technology-4392--CVE-2023-5156
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References & Sources

9
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5156Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240541Issue TrackingPatch
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30884Issue TrackingPatch
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.gitMailing ListPatch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/5
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