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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6551
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6551
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
The malloc implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6), from version 2.24 to 2.26 on powerpc, and only in version 2.26 on i386, did not properly handle malloc calls with arguments close to SIZE_MAX and could return a pointer to a heap region that is smaller than requested, eventually leading to heap corruption.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Feb 2, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated