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CVE-2015-5229
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-04-08T15:59:00.137 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:28:43.050

Summary

The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

redhat — enterprise_linux

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References

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