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CVE-2024-33601

nscd: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache uses xmalloc or xrealloc and these functions may terminate the process due to a memory allocation failure resulting in a denial of service to the clients. The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd…

Severity
High 7.3
Published
6 May 2024
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
2.40
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
GNU C LibraryServers and applications · cpe:a:gnu:glibc
  • From 2.15 before 2.40

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33601
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-33601