SB2019110307 - Arch Linux update for glibc
Published: November 3, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019110307
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9169)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack or gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read via an attempted case-insensitive regular-expression match. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack or gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.