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CVE-2019-6488 HIGH

Published: 2019-01-18 | Last Modified: 2026-06-17 | Status: Modified

Description

The string component in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.28, when running on the x32 architecture, incorrectly attempts to use a 64-bit register for size_t in assembly codes, which can lead to a segmentation fault or possibly unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by a crash in __memmove_avx_unaligned_erms in sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memmove-vec-unaligned-erms.S during a memcpy.

Additional Descriptions (1)

El componente string en GNU C Library (también conocido como glibc o libc6) hasta la versión 2.28, cuando se ejecuta en la arquitectura x32, intenta usar de manera incorrecta un registro de 64 bits para "size_t" en códigos de ensamblado, lo que puede provocar un fallo de segmentación u otro impacto no especificado, tal y como queda demostrado con un cierre inesperado en __memmove_avx_unaligned_ermsen sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memmove-vec-unaligned-erms.S durante un memcpy.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access VectorLOCAL
Access ComplexityLOW
AuthenticationNONE
Confidentiality ImpactPARTIAL
Integrity ImpactPARTIAL
Availability ImpactPARTIAL

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Impact Score: 6.4

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-404

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
gnu glibc * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd340bfed40> Application

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References