Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-44559.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-44559
Upstream
Published
2017-03-20T16:59:01Z
Modified
2026-04-21T04:31:24.530510Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2015-8985 affecting package metis 5.1.0.3-7
Details

The popfailstack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / metis

Package

Name
metis
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/metis

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last affected
5.1.0.3-7

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-44559.json"