Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 update for glibc

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU50362

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29573

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary within the sysdeps/i386/ldbl2mpn.c in the GNU C Library on x86  systems. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application that uses the vulnerable version of glibc and crash it.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 7.4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 7.4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 7.4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.4

glibc (Red Hat package): before 2.17-196.el7_4.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_server_-_update_services_for_sap_solutions:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_server_for_ibm_power_le_-_update_services_for_sap_solutions:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_server_-_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_server_-_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:glibc_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2813

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.