The svc_run function in the RPC implementation in glibc before 2.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of RPC connections.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glibc | Gnu | * | 2.14 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.0 (including) | 2.0 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.0.1 (including) | 2.0.1 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.0.2 (including) | 2.0.2 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.0.3 (including) | 2.0.3 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.0.4 (including) | 2.0.4 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.0.5 (including) | 2.0.5 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.0.6 (including) | 2.0.6 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.1 (including) | 2.1 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.1.1 (including) | 2.1.1 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.1.1.6 (including) | 2.1.1.6 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.1.2 (including) | 2.1.2 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.1.3 (including) | 2.1.3 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.1.9 (including) | 2.1.9 (including) |
| Glibc | Gnu | 2.13 (including) | 2.13 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | glibc-0:2.3.4-2.57 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RedHat | glibc-0:2.5-65.el5_7.3 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | RedHat | glibc-0:2.12-1.47.el6_2.5 | * |
| Eglibc | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Eglibc | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Eglibc | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Eglibc | Ubuntu | natty | * |
| Eglibc | Ubuntu | oneiric | * |
| Glibc | Ubuntu | hardy | * |