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 mig
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.
- Published
- Apr 8, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.2% · 82th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-17
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Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux hpc node | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node |
| redhat | enterprise linux hpc node eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- redhat enterprise linux6.7
- redhat enterprise linux7.2
- redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
- redhat enterprise linux hpc node7.0
- redhat enterprise linux hpc node eus7.2
- redhat enterprise linux server7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.2
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.2
- redhat enterprise linux workstation7.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | glibc | before 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | glibc-common | before 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | glibc-debuginfo | before 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | glibc-debuginfo-common | before 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | glibc-devel | before 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | glibc-headers | before 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | glibc-static | before 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | glibc-utils | before 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nscd | before 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | glibc | before 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | glibc-common | before 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | glibc-debuginfo | before 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | glibc-debuginfo-common | before 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | glibc-devel | before 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | glibc-headers | before 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | glibc-static | before 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | glibc-utils | before 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | nscd | before 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 | 0:2.17-106.el7_2.4 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:glibc | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:glibc-common | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:glibc-debuginfo | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:glibc-debuginfo-common | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:glibc-devel | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:glibc-headers | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:glibc-static | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:glibc-utils | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nscd | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-17 · DEPRECATED: CodeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0176.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84172
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246713
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256285
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1293976
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10150
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.