nscd: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache uses xmalloc or xrealloc and these functions may terminate the process due to a memory allocation failure resulting in a denial of service to the clients. The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | glibc | 2.15 - 2.40 | - |
| debian | debian_linux | - | - |
| netapp | h300s_firmware | - |
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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gnu / glibc
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| netapp | h500s_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | h700s_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | h410s_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | h410c_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | h610c_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | h615c_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | h610s_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | hci_bootstrap_os | - | - |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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