Integer Overflow in GNU C Library's posix_memalign and memalign Functions

CVE-2018-6485 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

An integer overflow in the implementation of the posix_memalign in memalign functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.26 and earlier could cause these functions to return a pointer to a heap area that is too small, potentially leading to heap corruption.

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