CVE-2014-4043

Description

The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in accordance with the POSIX specification, which allows context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free vulnerabilities.

How to fix CVE-2014-4043

To remediate CVE-2014-4043, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.19-2 or later

Is CVE-2014-4043 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 1.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.19-2

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4043