VulnSocial

CVE-2023-5156Disclosure(gnu / enterprise_linux)

LOWCVSS 7.5 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

A flaw was found in the GNU C Library. A recent fix for CVE-2023-4806 introduced the potential for a memory leak, which may result in an application crash.

gnu CVEsBack to dashboard
0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Patch / fix
Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-401

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • enterprise_linux
  • glibc

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
gnuredhat
Products
enterprise_linuxglibc

2 versions affected across 2 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-02-18: 1Technical Details · 2026-02-18: 102-18
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
Full discourse1 post
  • ThreatCluster@threatcluster
    Disclosure

    Glibc getaddrinfo is affected by 3 CVEs: CVE-2023-4806 use-after-free, CVE-2023-4527 stack read overflow, CVE-2023-5156 DoS via memory leak, disclosed Feb 18 2026. #Vulnerabilities https://threatcluster.io/cluster/multiple-cves-identified-in-glibcs-getaddrinfo-function-2faedf7a

    Post summary

    The tweet announces the disclosure of three glibc getaddrinfo CVEs with specific vulnerability types but offers no proof‑of‑concept, exploit code, patch information, or evidence of active exploitation.

    0000072
    71 followersView on X
CPE platform detail3 entries

3 of 3 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appgnuglibc---
OSredhatenterprise_linux8.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux9.0--

Explore more

Back to dashboardgnu CVEsredhat CVEsenterprise_linux vulnerabilities