| Name | CVE-2016-6264 |
| Description | Integer signedness error in libc/string/arm/memset.S in uClibc and uClibc-ng before 1.0.16 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative length value to the memset function. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-561-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 990648 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| uclibc (PTS) | jessie | 0.9.32-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 1.0.20-2 | fixed |
| buster | 1.0.31-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bullseye, bookworm | 1.0.35-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| uclibc | source | wheezy | 0.9.32-1+deb7u1 | | DLA-561-1 | |
| uclibc | source | (unstable) | 1.0.20-1 | unimportant | | 990648 |
Notes
Just for cross-compiling, not used for actual packages
https://repo.or.cz/uclibc-ng.git/commit/e3848e3dd64a8d6437531488fe341354bc02eaed
http://mailman.uclibc-ng.org/pipermail/devel/2016-July/001067.html
Fixed in 1.0.16 of uClibc-ng