How many CVEs have patched options?

5 published CVEs changed options in debian/glibc, in 1 distinct patches totalling 210 changed lines, between 2017 and 2021.

What is the latest CVE that changed options?

CVE-2020-27618, published 2021-02-26, changed lines 1 to 42 of sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/prctl.c.

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

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

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

options

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

sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/prctl.c

Last patched February 26, 2021

CVEs

That changed this function

Distinct patches

Backports counted once

210

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2017–2021

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

options in debian/glibc was changed by 5 published CVE fixes between 2017 and 2021, in 1 distinct patches that added or removed 210 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 options, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

CVE-2020-27618
CVE-2020-27618 · lines 1–42 · +42 −0
Medium · CVSS 5.5
EPSS 0.9%2021-02-26
CVE-2019-25013
CVE-2019-25013 · lines 1–42 · +42 −0
Medium · CVSS 5.9
EPSS 3.6%2021-01-04
CVE-2020-29562
CVE-2020-29562 · lines 1–42 · +42 −0
Medium · CVSS 4.8
EPSS 1.7%2020-12-04
CVE-2020-6096
CVE-2020-6096 · lines 1–42 · +42 −0
High · CVSS 8.1
EPSS 5.5%2020-04-01
CVE-2016-10228
CVE-2016-10228 · lines 1–42 · +42 −0
Medium · CVSS 5.9
EPSS 4.1%2017-03-02

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to options.

How many CVEs have patched options?: 5 published CVEs changed options in debian/glibc, in 1 distinct patches totalling 210 changed lines, between 2017 and 2021.
What is the latest CVE that changed options?: CVE-2020-27618, published 2021-02-26, changed lines 1 to 42 of sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/prctl.c.
How does options compare to the rest of debian/glibc?: debian/glibc has 23 CVEs with a located fix in total; 5 of them changed options.
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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