Description
The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246713 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84172 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256285 ↗
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1293976 ↗
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0176.html ↗
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10150 ↗