CVE-2024-33601: glibc (CVSS 7.3)

Description

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 binary.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.3

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-617 CWE-617

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
gnu	glibc	2.15 — 2.40
debian	debian_linux	All
netapp	h300s_firmware	All
netapp	h300s	All
netapp	h500s_firmware	All
netapp	h500s	All
netapp	h700s_firmware	All
netapp	h700s	All
netapp	h410s_firmware	All
netapp	h410s	All
netapp	h410c_firmware	All
netapp	h410c	All
netapp	h610c_firmware	All
netapp	h610c	All
netapp	h615c_firmware	All
netapp	h615c	All
netapp	h610s_firmware	All
netapp	h610s	All
netapp	hci_bootstrap_os	All
netapp	hci_compute_node	All

References

Other References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0014/ https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0007 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0014/ https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0007 https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 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 binary. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-33601? +

CVE-2024-33601 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.3 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-33601? +

CVE-2024-33601 affects products from debian, gnu, netapp, specifically: debian_linux, glibc, h300s, h300s_firmware, h410c, h410c_firmware, h410s, h410s_firmware, h500s, h500s_firmware, h610c, h610c_firmware, h610s, h610s_firmware, h615c, h615c_firmware, h700s, h700s_firmware, hci_bootstrap_os, hci_compute_node. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-33601? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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