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CVE-2016-6323

Publication date 7 October 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

The makecontext function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.25 creates execution contexts incompatible with the unwinder on ARM EABI (32-bit) platforms, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang), as demonstrated by applications compiled using gccgo, related to backtrace generation.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Andreas Schwab discovered that the GNU C Library on ARM 32-bit platforms did not properly set up execution contexts. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
eglibc 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.19-0ubuntu6.10
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2.15-0ubuntu10.16
glibc 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.23-0ubuntu6
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Notes

sbeattie

debian/patches/git-updates.diff contains the fix in yakkety+

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H