CVE-2014-8121

NameCVE-2014-8121
DescriptionDB_LOOKUP in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 and earlier does not properly check if a file is open, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by performing a look-up on a database while iterating over it, which triggers the file pointer to be reset.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-316-1, DSA-3480-1
Debian Bugs779587

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
glibc (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)2.19-18+deb8u14fixed
stretch (security)2.24-11+deb9u1fixed
stretch (lts), stretch2.24-11+deb9u7fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)2.28-10+deb10u4fixed
bullseye2.31-13+deb11u11fixed
bullseye (security)2.31-13+deb11u10fixed
bookworm2.36-9+deb12u9fixed
bookworm (security)2.36-9+deb12u7fixed
sid, trixie2.40-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
eglibcsourcesqueeze2.11.3-4+deb6u7DLA-316-1
eglibcsourcewheezy2.13-38+deb7u10DSA-3480-1
eglibcsource(unstable)(unfixed)low
glibcsourcejessie2.19-18+deb8u2
glibcsource(unstable)2.21-1low779587

Notes

[wheezy] - eglibc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - eglibc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
Patch: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=03d2730b44cc2236318fd978afa2651753666c55

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