CVE-2024-33601

nscd: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure

Published May 6, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3850-1 glibc security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5678-1 glibc security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6804-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Netapp h610c Firmware
Netapp hci Compute Node
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netapp h610c Firmware
Netapp hci Compute Node
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00054}

epss

{'score': 0.00067}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Debian
Debian debian Linux
Netapp
Netapp h300s
Netapp h300s Firmware
Netapp h410c
Netapp h410c Firmware
Netapp h410s
Netapp h410s Firmware
Netapp h500s
Netapp h500s Firmware
Netapp h610c
Netapp h610s
Netapp h610s Firmware
Netapp h615c
Netapp h615c Firmware
Netapp h700s
Netapp h700s Firmware
Netapp hci Bootstrap Os
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h610c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h610s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h615c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h615c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Debian
Debian debian Linux
Netapp
Netapp h300s
Netapp h300s Firmware
Netapp h410c
Netapp h410c Firmware
Netapp h410s
Netapp h410s Firmware
Netapp h500s
Netapp h500s Firmware
Netapp h610c
Netapp h610s
Netapp h610s Firmware
Netapp h615c
Netapp h615c Firmware
Netapp h700s
Netapp h700s Firmware
Netapp hci Bootstrap Os
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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. 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.