CVE-2024-33599

Publication date 6 May 2024

Last updated 4 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1 · High

Score breakdown

Description

nscd: Stack-based buffer overflow in netgroup cache If the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) fixed size cache is exhausted by client requests then a subsequent client request for netgroup data may result in a stack-based buffer overflow. This flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
glibc 25.10 questing
Not affected
25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 2.39-0ubuntu8.2
23.10 mantic
Fixed 2.38-1ubuntu6.3
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.35-0ubuntu3.8
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.31-0ubuntu9.16
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.27-3ubuntu1.6+esm3
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.23-0ubuntu11.3+esm7
eglibc 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
glibc

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.1 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-6804-1
    • GNU C Library vulnerabilities
    • 31 May 2024

Other references