CVE-2023-6246
HIGH7.8EPSS 27.0%glibc - security update
Published: 1/31/2024Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the __vsyslog_internal function of the glibc library. This function is called by the syslog and vsyslog functions. This issue occurs when the openlog function was not called, or called with the ident argument set to NULL, and the program name (the basename of argv[0]) is bigger than 1024 bytes, resulting in an application crash or local privilege escalation. This issue affects glibc 2.36 and newer.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/glibcfrom 0, < 2.36-9+deb12u4
- Debian/glibcfrom 0, < 2.36-9+deb12u4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |