DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19591

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19591
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19591.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19591
Upstream
Published
2018-12-04T16:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:26:41Z
Summary
[none]
Details

In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.28, attempting to resolve a crafted hostname via getaddrinfo() leads to the allocation of a socket descriptor that is not closed. This is related to the if_nametoindex() function.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.28-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.28-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.28-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.28-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}