CVE-2018-6551

glibc: integer overflow in malloc functions

Published Feb 2, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-18303 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:10 AM
Reserved
Feb 2, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 2, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 2, 2018, 12:00 AM