UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000408

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Downstream
USN-3534-1
Published: 13 Dec 2017, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 11:09

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Dec 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 11:09
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A memory leak in glibc 2.1.1 (released on May 24, 1999) can be reached and amplified through the LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•eglibc

    < 2.19-0ubuntu6.14

  • ubuntu•glibc

    < 2.23-0ubuntu10

References (4)