Backport fix for Glibc bug #16743: "getaddrinfo uses uninitialized data when processing nscd answer"
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glibc (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
The version of eglibc that comes with Ubuntu 14.04 appears to be affected by Glibc bug #16743: https:/
I'm not aware of a corresponding bug filed against eglibc, but we confirmed that eglibc in the Ubuntu 14.04 version has the same unpatched code and exhibits the faulty behavior.
We had one of our users run into this when running RethinkDB https:/
Shutting down nscd provides a work-around, since the affected code path in eglibc isn't used in that case.
Is there a chance to backport the glibc fix to Ubuntu 14.04's eglibc?
We're happy to prepare and submit a patch if that helps.
The version of eglibc installed on the affected system:
> /lib/x86_ 64-linux- gnu/libc. so.6
GNU C Library (Ubuntu EGLIBC 2.19-0ubuntu6.6) stable release version 2.19