The nameserver caching daemon (nscd) in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.29 through 2.33, when processing a request for netgroup lookup, may crash due to a double-free, potentially resulting in degraded service or Denial of Service on the local system. This is related to netgroupcache.c.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3152-1 glibc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-14391 The nameserver caching daemon (nscd) in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.29 through 2.33, when processing a request for netgroup lookup, may crash due to a double-free, potentially resulting in degraded service or Denial of Service on the local system. This is related to netgroupcache.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5310-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
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Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.00037}


Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-09T14:58:23.319Z

Reserved: 2021-02-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-27645

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T21:26:10.554Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-02-24T15:15:13.837

Modified: 2025-06-09T15:15:25.890

Link: CVE-2021-27645

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2021-02-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-27645 - Bugzilla

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