SB2018011022 - Arch Linux update for glibc
Published: January 10, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018011022
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15670)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists in the glob function in glob.c due to off-by-one error. A remote attacker can trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.