# CVE-2015-5229: Denial of service in n/a > Attackers can cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors due to improper memory initialization in the glibc calloc function. - **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 8 Apr 2016 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-vhfq-hmc6-hfjh, RHBA-2015:1465 ## What is CVE-2015-5229? CVE-2015-5229 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 8 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors. Weakness: CWE-17 ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5229? It affects 8 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `glibc` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-debuginfo-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-headers` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-static` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `nscd` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-debuginfo-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-headers` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-static` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `nscd` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-debuginfo-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-headers` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-static` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `nscd` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-debuginfo-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-headers` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-static` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `glibc-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | | `nscd` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.1 | Products: Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation. ## How do I fix CVE-2015-5229? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2015-5229 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5229 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux - [CVE-2018-14667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14667/): Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework Expression Language Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2021-20325](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20325/): Missing fixes for CVE-2021-40438 and CVE-2021-26691 in the versions of httpd, as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5.0, causes a securit (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2018-25011](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25011/): Memory corruption in libwebp (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2018-25014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25014/): Other in libwebp (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2014-3585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3585/): Supply chain in redhat-upgrade-tool (critical 9.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5229 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2015-5229 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 8 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5229 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5229/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5229/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5229 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5229 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5229 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5229/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.