CVE-2024-33602

HIGH

7.4

CVSS v3

Description

nscd: netgroup cache assumes NSS callback uses in-buffer strings The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache can corrupt memory when the NSS callback does not store all strings in the provided buffer. The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.

CWE-466

How to fix

Remediation Available

glibcDebian

Fixed in:2.31-13+deb11u10CVE-2024-33602

Fixed in:2.36-9+deb12u7CVE-2024-33602

Fixed in:2.37-19CVE-2024-33602

compat-libpthread-nonsharedRocky

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-151.el8_4.2RHSA-2024:3309

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

compat-libpthread-nonsharedRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-151.el8_4.2RHSA-2024:3309

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-101.el8_2.2RHSA-2024:3464

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-151.el8_4.2RHSA-2024:3309

glibcRocky

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppc64RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.s390RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppcRHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

glibcRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppcRHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppc64RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.s390RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

glibc-all-langpacksRocky

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-151.el8_4.2RHSA-2024:3309

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-151.el8_4.2RHSA-2024:3309

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-101.el8_2.2RHSA-2024:3464

glibc-all-langpacksRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-151.el8_4.2RHSA-2024:3309

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-101.el8_2.2RHSA-2024:3464

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

glibc-all-langpacks-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

glibc-all-langpacks-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

glibc-benchtestsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

glibc-benchtestsRocky

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

glibc-benchtests-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

glibc-benchtests-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

glibc-commonRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppc64RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-101.el8_2.2RHSA-2024:3464

glibc-commonRocky

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppc64RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

glibc-common-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

glibc-common-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

glibc-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppcRHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.s390RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppc64RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

glibc-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppcRHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.s390RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppc64RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

glibc-debuginfo-commonRocky

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppcRHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.s390RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppc64RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.28-101.el8_2.2RHSA-2024:3464

glibc-debuginfo-commonRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.s390RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppc64RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppcRHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.28-151.el8_4.2RHSA-2024:3309

glibc-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

glibc-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

glibc-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppcRHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.s390RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppc64RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

glibc-develRocky

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppcRHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.s390RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.17-326.el7_9.3.ppc64RHSA-2024:3588

Fixed in:0:2.28-151.el8_4.2RHSA-2024:3309

glibc-docRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.34-100.el9_4.2RHSA-2024:3339

Fixed in:0:2.34-28.el9_0.6RHSA-2024:3423

Fixed in:0:2.34-60.el9_2.14RHSA-2024:3411

glibc-docRocky

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.34-28.el9_0.6RHSA-2024:3423

Fixed in:0:2.34-100.el9_4.2RHSA-2024:3339

Fixed in:0:2.34-60.el9_2.14RHSA-2024:3411

glibc-gconv-extraRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

glibc-gconv-extraRocky

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

glibc-gconv-extra-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-225.el8_8.11RHSA-2024:3312

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

Fixed in:0:2.28-251.el8_10.2RHSA-2024:3344

Fixed in:0:2.28-189.10.el8_6RHSA-2024:2799

This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Mailing List1

openwall.com

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-466 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-21849	High	7.5	0.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-25234	Medium	6.2	0.2%	-	-
CVE-2018-25227	Medium	6.2	0.2%	-	-
CVE-2019-25586	Medium	6.2	0.2%	-	-
CVE-2019-25548	Medium	6.2	0.2%	-	-
CVE-2026-57025	Medium	5.5	0.1%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-33602?

Published advisories record a fix for 113 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2024-33602 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-33602 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.40% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 33% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-33602?

CVE-2024-33602 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-33602 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for glibc (Debian), compat-libpthread-nonshared (Rocky), compat-libpthread-nonshared (Red Hat / RHEL), glibc (Rocky), and 109 more. The list on this page is capped, so there may be more.

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