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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gnu / glibc | 2.29 | 2.33.x |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 33 | 33.x |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 34 | 34.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 10.0 | 10.0.x |