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CVE-2018-11236
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-05-18T16:29:00.353 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:35:33.317

Summary

stdlib/canonicalize.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier, when processing very long pathname arguments to the realpath function, could encounter an integer overflow on 32-bit architectures, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow and, potentially, arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

gnu — glibc

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