CVE-2017-8804 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

Upstream information

CVE-2017-8804 at MITRE

Description

** DISPUTED ** The xdr_bytes and xdr_string functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.25 mishandle failures of buffer deserialization, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (virtual memory allocation, or memory consumption if an overcommit setting is not used) via a crafted UDP packet to port 111, a related issue to CVE-2017-8779. NOTE: [Information provided from upstream and references]

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
	National Vulnerability Database	SUSE
Base Score	7.8	5
Vector	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector	Network	Network
Access Complexity	Low	Low
Authentication	None	None
Confidentiality Impact	None	None
Integrity Impact	None	None
Availability Impact	Complete	Partial

CVSS v3 Scores
	National Vulnerability Database
Base Score	7.5
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact	None
Integrity Impact	None
Availability Impact	High
CVSSv3 Version	3

SUSE Bugzilla entries: 1037559 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 1037930 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

SUSE-CU-2019:695-1, published Tue Jan 14 00:06:30 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:706-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:56:32 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:708-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:56:51 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:710-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:57:10 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:712-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:57:31 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:714-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:57:50 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:716-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:58:06 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:719-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:58:33 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:721-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:58:53 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:723-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:59:12 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:725-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:59:40 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:727-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:59:57 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:729-1, published Thu Jan 16 10:00:23 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:731-1, published Thu Jan 16 10:01:00 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:733-1, published Thu Jan 16 10:01:25 MST 2020
SUSE-CU-2019:738-1, published Thu Jan 16 10:02:14 MST 2020
SUSE-SU-2018:0451-1, published Thu Feb 15 10:10:28 MST 2018
SUSE-SU-2018:0565-1, published Wed Feb 28 13:07:38 MST 2018
openSUSE-SU-2018:0494-1, published Fri Dec 8 15:48:39 2023

List of released packages

Product(s)	Fixed package version(s)	References
Container caasp/v4/default-http-backend:beta1 Container caasp/v4/dnsmasq-nanny:2.78 Container caasp/v4/flannel:0.9.1 Container caasp/v4/haproxy:beta1 Container caasp/v4/kubedns:beta1 Container caasp/v4/nginx-ingress-controller:beta1 Container caasp/v4/openldap:beta1 Container caasp/v4/pause:1.0.0 Container caasp/v4/pv-recycler-node:8.25 Container caasp/v4/salt-api:beta1 Container caasp/v4/salt-master:beta1 Container caasp/v4/salt-minion:beta1 Container caasp/v4/sidecar:beta1 Container caasp/v4/velum:4.0.0 Container suse/sles12sp3:12.16	`glibc >= 2.22-62.6.2`
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4	`glibc-html >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-info >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2`	Patchnames: sdksp4-glibc-13494
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2	`glibc >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-devel >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-devel-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-devel-static >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-i18ndata >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-info >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-locale >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-locale-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `nscd >= 2.22-62.6.2`	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2018-314 SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2018-314
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3	`glibc >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-devel >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-devel-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-devel-static >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-i18ndata >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-info >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-locale >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-locale-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `nscd >= 2.22-62.6.2`	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-314 SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-314
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4	`glibc >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-32bit >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-devel >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-devel-32bit >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-devel-static >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-i18ndata >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-info >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-locale >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-locale-32bit >= 2.22-15.3` `nscd >= 2.22-15.3`	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 GA glibc-2.22-15.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA glibc-devel-static-2.22-15.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5	`glibc >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-32bit >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-devel >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-devel-32bit >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-html >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-i18ndata >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-info >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-locale >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-locale-32bit >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-profile >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-profile-32bit >= 2.22-100.15.4` `nscd >= 2.22-100.15.4`	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 GA glibc-2.22-100.15.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3	`glibc >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-devel >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-html >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-i18ndata >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-info >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-locale >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-profile >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `nscd >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2`	Patchnames: sleposp3-glibc-13494
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS	`glibc >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-devel >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-devel-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-html >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-i18ndata >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-info >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-locale >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-locale-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-profile >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-profile-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `nscd >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2`	Patchnames: slessp3-glibc-13494
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4	`glibc >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-devel >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-devel-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-html >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-i18ndata >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-info >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-locale >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-locale-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-locale-x86 >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-profile >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-profile-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-profile-x86 >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `glibc-x86 >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2` `nscd >= 2.11.3-17.110.6.2`	Patchnames: sdksp4-glibc-13494 slessp4-glibc-13494
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2	`glibc >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-devel >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-devel-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-devel-static >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-html >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-i18ndata >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-info >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-locale >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-locale-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-profile >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-profile-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `nscd >= 2.22-62.6.2`	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2018-314 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-314
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3	`glibc >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-devel >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-devel-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-devel-static >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-html >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-i18ndata >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-info >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-locale >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-locale-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-profile >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-profile-32bit >= 2.22-62.6.2` `nscd >= 2.22-62.6.2`	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-314 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-314
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4	`glibc >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-32bit >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-devel >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-devel-32bit >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-devel-static >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-html >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-i18ndata >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-info >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-locale >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-locale-32bit >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-profile >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-profile-32bit >= 2.22-15.3` `nscd >= 2.22-15.3`	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 GA glibc-2.22-15.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA glibc-devel-static-2.22-15.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	`glibc >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-32bit >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-devel >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-devel-32bit >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-devel-static >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-html >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-i18ndata >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-info >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-locale >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-locale-32bit >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-profile >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-profile-32bit >= 2.22-100.15.4` `nscd >= 2.22-100.15.4`	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 GA glibc-2.22-100.15.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA glibc-devel-static-2.22-100.15.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2	`glibc >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-devel >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-html >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-i18ndata >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-info >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-locale >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-profile >= 2.22-62.6.2` `nscd >= 2.22-62.6.2`	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2018-314
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4	`glibc-devel-static >= 2.22-15.3` `glibc-info >= 2.22-15.3`	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA glibc-devel-static-2.22-15.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5	`glibc-devel-static >= 2.22-100.15.4` `glibc-info >= 2.22-100.15.4`	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA glibc-devel-static-2.22-100.15.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2	`glibc-devel-static >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-info >= 2.22-62.6.2`	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2018-314
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3	`glibc-devel-static >= 2.22-62.6.2` `glibc-info >= 2.22-62.6.2`	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-314

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s)	Source package	State
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE	glibc	Affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8	glibc	Affected
Magnum Orchestration 7	glibc	Released
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0	glibc	Affected
SUSE CaaS Platform Toolchain 3	glibc	Affected
SUSE Container as a Service Platform 2.0	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3	glibc	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT	glibc	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS	glibc	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3	glibc	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS	glibc	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL	glibc	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS	glibc	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS	glibc	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3	glibc	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3	glibc	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1	glibc	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2	glibc	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3	glibc	Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7	glibc	Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8	glibc	Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8	glibc	Affected
Container Status
suse/sles12sp3	glibc	Released

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Sun May 7 22:30:43 2017
CVE page last modified: Mon Nov 18 13:45:51 2024