UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14871

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14871
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14871.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14871
Upstream
Published
2020-03-18T16:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:30Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The REENTCHECK macro (see newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h) as used by REENTCHECKTM, REENTCHECKMISC, REENTCHECK_MP and other newlib macros in versions prior to 3.3.0, does not check for memory allocation problems when the DEBUG flag is unset (as is the case in production firmware builds).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / newlib

Package

Name
newlib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/newlib@2.2.0+git20150830.5a3d536-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.0+git20141201.db59ff3-2
2.2.0+git20150830.5a3d536-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libnewlib-arm-none-eabi",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0+git20150830.5a3d536-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnewlib-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0+git20150830.5a3d536-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "newlib-source",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0+git20150830.5a3d536-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / newlib

Package

Name
newlib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/newlib@2.4.0.20160527-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.0.20160527-2
2.4.0.20160527-3
2.4.0.20160527-3ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libnewlib-arm-none-eabi",
            "binary_version": "2.4.0.20160527-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnewlib-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.4.0.20160527-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "newlib-source",
            "binary_version": "2.4.0.20160527-3ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}