fkie_cve-2015-5229
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2016-04-08 15:59
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.7 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.2 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus | 7.2 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.2 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.2 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 |
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