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Mageia 8: 2021-0404 Moderate: Glibc NULL Pointer Segmentation Fault Fix

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Calendar Grey August 14, 2021
Dist Mageia Esm H88
Mageia 2021-0404 addresses glibc NULL pointer vulnerability, mitigating segmentation fault concerns and improving overall system reliability.
The recent fix for CVE-2021-33574 released in MGASA-2021-0308 introduced a NULL pointer dereference that will result in segmentation fault

Summary

The recent fix for CVE-2021-33574 released in MGASA-2021-0308 introduced a NULL pointer dereference that will result in segmentation fault. This update adds the missing NULL pointer check to resolve this issue. References:

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29357

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software fix glibc NULL pointer segmentation fault Mageia

Resolution

SRPMS

- 8/core/glibc-2.32-18.mga8

Publication date: 14 Aug 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0404.html
Type: security

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software fix glibc NULL pointer segmentation fault Mageia

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