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CVE-2015-5229

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-04-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-17

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

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 6.7, 7.2
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node: 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus: 7.2
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: 7.2
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Eus: 7.2
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 7.0

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0176.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84172
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246713
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256285
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1293976
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10150
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0176.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84172
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246713
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256285

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