Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2018-6485
An integer overflow in the implementation of the posix_memalign in memalign functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.26 and earlier could cause these functions to return a pointer to a heap area that is too small, potentially leading to heap corruption.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:4.78%
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | glibc | all |
| redhat | virtualization_host | 4.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 |
| oracle | communications_session_border_controller | 8.0.0, 8.1.0, 8.2.0 |
| oracle | enterprise_communications_broker | 3.0.0, 3.1.0 |
| netapp | cloud_backup | all |
| netapp | data_ontap_edge | all |
| netapp | element_software | all |
| netapp | element_software_management | all |
| netapp | steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage | all |
| netapp | storage_replication_adapter | all |
| netapp | vasa_provider | 6.x |
| netapp | virtual_storage_console | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
4.778%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2018-02-01T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2018-02-01T14:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2018-02-01 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T06:01:49 |
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