CVE-2019-9169
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2019 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 07:16 AM UTC
7 products affected across 5 vendorsUbuntu LinuxCloud BackupSteelstore Cloud Integrated Storage
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.29, proceed_next_node in posix/regexec.c has a heap-based buffer over-read via an attempted case-insensitive regular-expression match.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%7.7.2.0 ≤ v < 7.7.2.217.8.2.0 ≤ v < 7.8.2.88.0.0 ≤ v < 8.1.1
Affected range stops below 7.7.2.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.8.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Cloud Backup· NetAppdrupal
95%All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (12)
x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=34140x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=34142x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10278Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-04x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190315-0002/x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24114CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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