CVE-2015-8985
Published: 20 March 2017
The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.
Priority
Negligible
CVSS 3 base score: 5.9
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
eglibc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of ESM support, was needs-triage)
|
|
| trusty |
Needs triage
|
|
| upstream |
Needed
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
glibc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
| bionic |
Needed
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.28)
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | PoC testcase in upstream bug report fix commit possibly introduced regression addressed by bc680b336971305cb39896b30d72dc7101b62242 |