Arch Linux update for glibc
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 4 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-25013 CVE-2020-27618 CVE-2020-29562 CVE-2021-3326 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 CWE-835 CWE-617 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Arch Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Arch Linux |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU50329
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-25013
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in GNU C Library within the iconv feature when processing multi-byte input sequences in the EUC-KR encoding. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package glibc to version 2.33-1.
Vulnerable software versionsArch Linux: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-202102-18
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Infinite loop
EUVDB-ID: #VU50404
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27618
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within iconv implementation when processing multi-byte input sequences in IBM1364, IBM1371, IBM1388, IBM1390, IBM1399 encodings. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
MitigationUpdate the affected package glibc to version 2.33-1.
Vulnerable software versionsArch Linux: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-202102-18
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Reachable Assertion
EUVDB-ID: #VU49670
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29562
CWE-ID:
CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion when converting UCS4 text containing an irreversible character in the iconv function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the library, trigger an assertion failure and preform a denial of service attack.
Update the affected package glibc to version 2.33-1.
Vulnerable software versionsArch Linux: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-202102-18
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Reachable Assertion
EUVDB-ID: #VU50075
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3326
CWE-ID:
CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion within the iconv function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) when processing invalid input sequences in the ISO-2022-JP-3 encoding. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an assertion failure and crash the affected application.
Update the affected package glibc to version 2.33-1.
Vulnerable software versionsArch Linux: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-202102-18
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
