How many CVEs have patched malloc_consolidate?

5 published CVEs changed malloc_consolidate in debian/glibc, in 1 distinct patches totalling 10 changed lines, between 2018 and 2019.

What is the latest CVE that changed malloc_consolidate?

CVE-2019-9169, published 2019-02-26, changed lines 4501 to 4502 of malloc/malloc.c.

How does malloc_consolidate compare to the rest of debian/glibc?

debian/glibc has 23 CVEs with a located fix in total; 5 of them changed malloc_consolidate.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

debian/glibc

Function

malloc_consolidate

Name: malloc_consolidate in debian/glibc: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

malloc/malloc.c

Last patched February 26, 2019

CVEs

That changed this function

Distinct patches

Backports counted once

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2018–2019

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

malloc_consolidate in debian/glibc was changed by 5 published CVE fixes between 2018 and 2019, in 1 distinct patches that added or removed 10 lines in total.

debian/glibc has 23 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 22% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed malloc_consolidate, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

CVE-2019-9169
CVE-2019-9169 · lines 4501–4502 · +2 −0
Critical · CVSS 9.8
EPSS 4.7%2019-02-26
CVE-2019-7309
CVE-2019-7309 · lines 4501–4502 · +2 −0
Medium · CVSS 5.5
EPSS 0.6%2019-02-03
CVE-2016-10739
CVE-2016-10739 · lines 4501–4502 · +2 −0
Medium · CVSS 5.3
EPSS 0.5%2019-01-21
CVE-2019-6488
CVE-2019-6488 · lines 4501–4502 · +2 −0
High · CVSS 7.8
EPSS 0.4%2019-01-18
CVE-2018-19591
CVE-2018-19591 · lines 4501–4502 · +2 −0
High · CVSS 7.5
EPSS 5.5%2018-12-04

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to malloc_consolidate.

How many CVEs have patched malloc_consolidate?: 5 published CVEs changed malloc_consolidate in debian/glibc, in 1 distinct patches totalling 10 changed lines, between 2018 and 2019.
What is the latest CVE that changed malloc_consolidate?: CVE-2019-9169, published 2019-02-26, changed lines 4501 to 4502 of malloc/malloc.c.
How does malloc_consolidate compare to the rest of debian/glibc?: debian/glibc has 23 CVEs with a located fix in total; 5 of them changed malloc_consolidate.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

References

Fix locations are computed by RadicalNotion.AI from the upstream patch diff of each CVE. CVE data is sourced from the CVE Program.

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