High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5229
CVE-2015-5229
Description
The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
7- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0176.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84172nvd
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvd
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