High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2024· Updated May 12, 2026
CVE-2024-33601
CVE-2024-33601
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.
Affected products
1- The GNU C Library/glibcv5Range: 2.15
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
4- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0014/nvdThird Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.htmlnvd
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