Topic ===== buffer overflow in RPC library used by glibc. Problem Description ===== The glibc package contains standard libraries which are used by multiple programs on the system. Sun RPC is a remote ...

A Google security engineer studying an SSH connection to a host unexpectedly discovered a deeper, darker secret in the GNU C Library (glibc). Google later proved that a bug in this library could be ...

Topic ===== buffer overflow in crontab command could allow certain users to gain elevated privileges. Problem description ===== A buffer overflow existed in the 'crontab' command; if called by a user ...

A new Linux vulnerability, known as 'Looney Tunables' and tracked as CVE-2023-4911, enables local attackers to gain root privileges by exploiting a buffer overflow weakness in the GNU C Library's ...

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the Crucial MX500 solid-state drive (SSD) running firmware version M3CR046. Recorded as CVE-2024-42642 on the official CVE website, this security ...

Bottom line: The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is once again reminding IT manufacturers and developers that buffer overflow vulnerabilities must be eradicated from software. In ...