CVE-2017-16997
glibcVulnerabilityPatched
No public exploitation has been reported so far. A fixed version is available (see the table below).
Recommended action: Update to the fixed version listed for your distribution using the native package manager.
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
| Distribution | Package | Affected | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | glibc | - | 2.25-6 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | glibc | - | 2.25-6 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | glibc | - | 2.25-6 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | glibc | - | 2.25-6 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | glibc | - | 2.23-0ubuntu10 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | glibc | - | 2.22-62.3.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | glibc | - | 2.22-62.3.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | glibc | - | 2.22-62.3.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 | glibc | - | 2.22-62.3.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | glibc | - | 2.22-62.3.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | glibc | - | 2.22-62.3.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | glibc | - | 2.22-62.3.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | glibc | - | 2.22-62.3.4 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | glibc | - | 2.22-62.3.4 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | glibc | - | 2.34-1.2 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | glibc | - | 0:2.17-260.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | glibc | - | 0:2.17-260.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | glibc | - | 0:2.17-260.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | glibc | - | 0:2.17-260.el7 | fixed |