UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000408

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000408
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000408.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000408
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Related
Published
2017-12-13T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:37Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / eglibc

Package

Name
eglibc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/eglibc@2.19-0ubuntu6.14?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.19-0ubuntu6.14

Affected versions

2.*

2.17-93ubuntu4
2.18-0ubuntu1
2.18-0ubuntu2
2.18-0ubuntu4
2.18-0ubuntu5
2.18-0ubuntu6
2.18-0ubuntu7
2.19-0ubuntu2
2.19-0ubuntu3
2.19-0ubuntu4
2.19-0ubuntu5
2.19-0ubuntu6
2.19-0ubuntu6.1
2.19-0ubuntu6.3
2.19-0ubuntu6.4
2.19-0ubuntu6.5
2.19-0ubuntu6.6
2.19-0ubuntu6.7
2.19-0ubuntu6.8
2.19-0ubuntu6.9
2.19-0ubuntu6.10
2.19-0ubuntu6.11
2.19-0ubuntu6.13

Ecosystem specific 

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    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "eglibc-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc-dev-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6-armel"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-armel"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-i386"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-ppc64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-x32"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6-i386"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6-pic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6-ppc64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6-prof"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "libc6-x32"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "multiarch-support"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.19-0ubuntu6.14",
            "binary_name": "nscd"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/glibc@2.23-0ubuntu10?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.23-0ubuntu10

Affected versions

2.*

2.21-0ubuntu4
2.21-0ubuntu5
2.21-0ubuntu6
2.23-0ubuntu1
2.23-0ubuntu2
2.23-0ubuntu3
2.23-0ubuntu4
2.23-0ubuntu5
2.23-0ubuntu6
2.23-0ubuntu7
2.23-0ubuntu9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "glibc-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc-dev-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-armel"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-armel"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-i386"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-ppc64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-s390"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-dev-x32"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-i386"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-pic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-ppc64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-s390"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "libc6-x32"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "locales"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "locales-all"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "multiarch-support"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23-0ubuntu10",
            "binary_name": "nscd"
        }
    ]
}