CVE-2024-2961
glibcVulnerabilityCVSS 7.3Patched
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.
Severity metrics
CVSS 3.1 : 7.3 HIGH
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactLow
Integrity impactLow
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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 | - | 2.31-13+deb11u9 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | glibc | - | 2.36-9+deb12u6 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | glibc | - | 2.37-18 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | glibc | - | 2.37-18 | fixed |
| Debian:10 | glibc | - | 2.28-10+deb10u3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | glibc | - | 2.23-0ubuntu11.3+esm6 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | glibc | - | 2.27-3ubuntu1.6+esm2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | glibc | - | 2.31-0ubuntu9.15 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | glibc | - | 2.35-0ubuntu3.7 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | glibc | - | 2.39-0ubuntu8.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.3 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Manager Server 4.3 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.3 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.4 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | glibc | - | 2.31-150300.74.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | glibc | - | 2.22-114.34.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | glibc | - | 2.22-114.34.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | glibc | - | 2.22-114.34.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | glibc | - | 2.11.3-17.110.52.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | glibc | - | 2.26-150000.13.73.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | glibc | - | 2.26-150000.13.73.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | glibc | - | 2.26-150000.13.73.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0 | glibc | - | 2.38-7.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | glibc | - | 2.39-5.1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | glibc | - | 0:2.28-236.el8_9.13 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.6::baseos | glibc | - | 0:2.28-189.10.el8_6 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | glibc | - | 0:2.28-251.el8_10.1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos | glibc | - | 0:2.28-151.el8_4.2 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.4::baseos | glibc | - | 0:2.28-151.el8_4.2 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_tus:8.4::baseos | glibc | - | 0:2.28-151.el8_4.2 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | glibc | - | 0:2.28-225.el8_8.11 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | glibc | - | 0:2.34-100.el9_4.2 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::baseos | glibc | - | 0:2.34-60.el9_2.14 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::baseos | glibc | - | 0:2.34-28.el9_0.6 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::baseos | glibc | - | 0:2.28-101.el8_2.2 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | glibc | - | 0:2.17-326.el7_9.3 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | glibc | - | 0:2.17-326.el7_9.3 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | glibc | - | 0:2.17-326.el7_9.3 | fixed |