INFSA-2025:11066: glibc security update
Information about definition
Identificator: INFSA-2025:11066
Type: security
Release date: 2025-07-17 22:12:35 UTC
Information about package
The glibc packages provide the standard C libraries (libc), POSIX thread libraries (libpthread), standard math libraries (libm), and the name service cache daemon (nscd) used by multiple programs on the system. Without these libraries, the Linux system cannot function correctly.
Vulnerabilities description
- CVE-2025-5702
A flaw was found in the optimized strcmp glibc function for the Power10 CPU architecture. GNU C library versions from 2.39 onward overwrite two vector registers in a way that can disrupt the control flow of a program.
Severity level
| CVE | Score CVSS 2.0 | Score CVSS 3.x | Score CVSS 4.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NIST — CVE-2025-5702
|
no information | 5.6 | no information |
Updated packages