PatchTheCVEgnulib vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting gnulib, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 2 tracked.
gnulib has 2 tracked vulnerabilities, 1 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 2. Most recent: 2018-10-03. Highest priority: CVE-2017-7476 (score 67/100).
- CVE-2018-17942 HIGH 8.8 UPGRADE The convert_to_decimal function in vasnprintf.c in Gnulib before 2018-09-23 has a heap-based buffer overflow b
- CVE-2017-7476 CRITICAL 9.8 UPGRADE Gnulib before 2017-04-26 has a heap-based buffer overflow with the TZ environment variable
FAQ
How do I fix gnulib vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is gnulib being exploited right now?
None of the tracked gnulib CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which gnulib CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2017-7476 currently ranks highest (67/100): Gnulib before 2017-04-26 has a heap-based buffer overflow with the TZ environment variable.