USN-2900-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2900-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2900-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2900-1
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Published
2016-02-16T21:31:23.089169Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:52:01.309243Z
Summary
eglibc, glibc vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled receiving responses while performing DNS resolution. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / eglibc

Package

Name
eglibc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/eglibc@2.19-0ubuntu6.7?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.19-0ubuntu6.7

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

Ecosystem specific 

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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-bin",
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        },
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        },
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