SB2018042497 - IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) update for GNU glibc



SB2018042497 - IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) update for GNU glibc

Published: April 24, 2018 Updated: February 19, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2018042497
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11236)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the stdlib/canonicalize.c source code in the GNU glibc library due to improper processing of long pathname arguments to the realpath function. A local unauthenticated attacker can send long pathname arguments to a targeted system that is using 32-bit architecture, trigger an integer overflow condition that can lead to stack-based buffer overflow condition and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.