Description
When the assert() function in the GNU C Library versions 2.13 to 2.40 fails, it does not allocate enough space for the assertion failure message string and size information, which may lead to a buffer overflow if the message string size aligns to page size.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
The GNU C Library glibc
Default version status: unaffected
2.13 to ≤ 2.40affected
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/22/4 ↗
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32582 ↗
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2025-0001 ↗
- https://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-announce/2025/000044.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/22/4 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/23/2 ↗
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250228-0006/ ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/13/1 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/24/7 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00039.html ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-577017.html ↗