CVE 2016-3075
Stack-based buffer overflow in the nss_dns implementation of the getnetbyname function in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a long name.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2016-3075 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #1546457: libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.13 doesn't mark reboot-required
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1546457 | libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.13 doesn't mark reboot-required | glibc (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 1546457 | libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.13 doesn't mark reboot-required | eglibc (Ubuntu Precise) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 1546457 | libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.13 doesn't mark reboot-required | eglibc (Ubuntu Trusty) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 1546457 | libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.13 doesn't mark reboot-required | glibc (Ubuntu Wily) | High | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1560577: Confusing new locale-gen behavior
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1560577 | Confusing new locale-gen behavior | glibc (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1561621: mosh-server crashed with SIGSEGV in execute_helper()
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1561621 | mosh-server crashed with SIGSEGV in execute_helper() | mosh (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 1561621 | mosh-server crashed with SIGSEGV in execute_helper() | mosh (Debian) | Unknown | Fix Released | ||
| 1561621 | mosh-server crashed with SIGSEGV in execute_helper() | GLibC | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1561621 | mosh-server crashed with SIGSEGV in execute_helper() | glibc (Ubuntu) | Medium | Confirmed | ||
Bug #1564918: glibc/s390: Save and restore fprs/vrs while resolving symbols.
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1564918 | glibc/s390: Save and restore fprs/vrs while resolving symbols. | glibc (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 1564918 | glibc/s390: Save and restore fprs/vrs while resolving symbols. | Ubuntu on IBM z Systems | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
