GHSA-jjr8-97p7-vmmg

GHSA-jjr8-97p7-vmmg PUBLISHED CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published January 31, 2024

An integer overflow was found in the __vsyslog_internal function of the glibc library. This function is called by the syslog and vsyslog functions. This issue occurs when these functions are called with a very long message, leading to an incorrect calculation of the buffer size to store the message, resulting in undefined behavior. This issue affects glibc 2.37 and newer.

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
glibc	Wolfi	2.38-r11
glibc	Chainguard	2.38-r11

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

5.300000190734863

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
wolfi	glibc	0
chainguard	glibc	0

Timeline

Jan 31, 2024 CVE Published
Aug 6, 2026 Security Advisory

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