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CVE-2015-5229

glibc: calloc may return non-zero memory

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · August 21, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

It was discovered that the calloc implementation in glibc could return memory areas which contain non-zero bytes. This could result in unexpected application behavior such as hangs or crashes.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.6
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE not specified