CVE-2024-2961
glibc - security update
7.3
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 91.9%
Description
The iconv() function in the GNU C Library versions 2.39 and older may overflow the output buffer passed to it by up to 4 bytes when converting strings to the ISO-2022-CN-EXT character set, which may be used to crash an application or overwrite a neighbouring variable.
How to fix CVE-2024-2961
To remediate CVE-2024-2961, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.31-13+deb11u9 or later
- —upgrade to 2.28-10+deb10u3 or later
- —upgrade to 2.31-13+deb11u9 or later
Is CVE-2024-2961 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 91.9%, placing CVE-2024-2961 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.31-13+deb11u9
- from 0, < 2.28-10+deb10u3
- from 0, < 2.31-13+deb11u9
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |