MGASA-2018-0098

Advisory lineage Upstream: 2 Downstream: 0
Published: 25 Jan 2018, 12:47
Last modified:16 Apr 2026, 06:22

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

25 Jan 2018, 12:47
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 Apr 2026, 06:22
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Updated glibc packages fix security vulnerabilities An issue in the code handling RPATHs was fixed that could have been exploited by an attacker to execute code loaded from arbitrary libraries (CVE-2017-16997). A privilege escalation bug in the realpath() function when the getcwd() system call doesn't return a valid absolute pathname (CVE-2018-1000001).

Affected Systems

  • mageia•glibc

    < 2.20-27.mga5

References (3)