CVE-2024-33601

Name: CVE-2024-33601
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-05-06T20:15:11.603+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.3/10EPSS 1.07%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-33601 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.3/10 on the CVSS scale. nscd: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache uses xmalloc or xrealloc and these functions may terminate the process due to a memory allocation failure resulting in a denial of service to the clients. The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

nscd: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache uses xmalloc or xrealloc and these functions may terminate the process due to a memory allocation failure resulting in a denial of service to the clients. The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS Probability

1.07%

60.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-617

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Glibc	>= 2.15, < 2.40
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Netapp	H300s Firmware	All versions
Netapp	H500s Firmware	All versions
Netapp	H700s Firmware	All versions
Netapp	H410s Firmware	All versions
Netapp	H410c Firmware	All versions
Netapp	H610c Firmware	All versions
Netapp	H615c Firmware	All versions
Netapp	H610s Firmware	All versions
Netapp	Hci Bootstrap Os	All versions

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0014/Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0007Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0014/Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0007Broken Link
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html

Timeline

Published: May 6, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-33601?

How severe is CVE-2024-33601?

CVE-2024-33601 has a CVSS score of 7.3/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-33601?

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Source: NVD / NIST