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CVE-2018-11237

An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or...

7.8 HighFix available

An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier may write data beyond the target buffer, leading to a buffer overflow in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.87%Down 1.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier may write data beyond the target buffer, leading to a buffer overflow in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper.

Record
CVE-2018-11237
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier may write data beyond the target buffer, leading to a buffer overflow in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper.

Record
CVE-2018-11237
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3277 No score

An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier may write data beyond the target buffer, leading to a buffer overflow in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper.

Record
EUVD-2018-3277
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fh43-5v3x-c3vr 7.8

An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or...

An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier may write data beyond the target buffer, leading to a buffer overflow in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper.

Record
GHSA-fh43-5v3x-c3vr
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier may write data beyond the target buffer, leading to a buffer overflow in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper.

Record
CVE-2018-11237
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-11237 7.8

An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier may write data beyond the target buffer, leading to a buffer overflow in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11237
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2018:3092 7.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: glibc security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record
RHSA-2018:3092
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-11237 7.8

An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier may write data beyond the target buffer, leading to a buffer overflow in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11237
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10792-1 No score

glibc-2.34-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the glibc-2.34-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10792-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:1562-1 No score

Security update for glibc

This update for glibc fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-18269: Fix SSE2 memmove issue when crossing 2GB boundary (bsc#1094150)
  • CVE-2018-11236: Fix overflow in path length computation (bsc#1094161)
  • CVE-2018-11237: Don't write beyond buffer destination in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper (bsc#1094154)

Non security bugs fixed:

  • Fix crash in resolver on memory allocation failure (bsc#1086690)
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:1562-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:1562-2 No score

Security update for glibc

This update for glibc fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-18269: Fix SSE2 memmove issue when crossing 2GB boundary (bsc#1094150)
  • CVE-2018-11236: Fix overflow in path length computation (bsc#1094161)
  • CVE-2018-11237: Don't write beyond buffer destination in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper (bsc#1094154)

Non security bugs fixed:

  • Fix crash in resolver on memory allocation failure (bsc#1086690)
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:1562-2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:1991-1 No score

Security update for glibc

This update for glibc fixes the following security issues:

  • CVE-2017-18269: An SSE2-optimized memmove implementation for i386 did not correctly perform the overlapping memory check if the source memory range spaned the middle of the address space, resulting in corrupt data being produced by the copy operation. This may have disclosed information to context-dependent attackers, resulted in a denial of service or code execution (bsc#1094150).
  • CVE-2018-11236: Prevent integer overflow on 32-bit architectures when processing very long pathname arguments to the realpath function, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow (bsc#1094161).
  • CVE-2018-11237: An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function may have writen data beyond the target buffer, leading to a buffer overflow in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper (bsc#1092877, bsc#1094154).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:1991-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4416-1 No score

glibc vulnerabilities

Florian Weimer discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-12133)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain SSE2-optimized memmove operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-18269)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain pathname operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-11236)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain AVX-512-optimized mempcpy operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-11237)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain hostname loookups. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-19591)

Jakub Wilk discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain memalign functions. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-6485)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly ignored the LD_PREFER_MAP_32BIT_EXEC environment variable after security transitions. A local attacker could use this issue to bypass ASLR restrictions. (CVE-2019-19126)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-9169)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain bit patterns. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-10029)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain signal trampolines on PowerPC. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-1751)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled tilde expansion. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-1752)

Record
USN-4416-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
glibc
Debian:12
before 2.27-4
2.27-4
glibc
Debian:13
before 2.27-4
2.27-4
glibc
Debian:14
before 2.27-4
2.27-4
glibc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
nscd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
nscd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
nscd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
nscd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.17-260.el7
0:2.17-260.el7
glibc
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.26-13.3.1
2.26-13.3.1
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.26-13.3.1
2.26-13.3.1
glibc
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 2.23-0ubuntu11.2, plus listed versions
2.21-0ubuntu42.21-0ubuntu52.21-0ubuntu62.23-0ubuntu12.23-0ubuntu2
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2.23-0ubuntu32.23-0ubuntu42.23-0ubuntu52.23-0ubuntu62.23-0ubuntu72.23-0ubuntu92.23-0ubuntu102.23-0ubuntu11
2.23-0ubuntu11.2
glibc
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 2.27-3ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions
2.26-0ubuntu22.26-0ubuntu2.12.27-0ubuntu22.27-0ubuntu32.27-3ubuntu1
2.27-3ubuntu1.2
glibc
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 2.23-0ubuntu11.2, plus listed versions
2.21-0ubuntu42.21-0ubuntu52.21-0ubuntu62.23-0ubuntu12.23-0ubuntu2
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2.23-0ubuntu32.23-0ubuntu42.23-0ubuntu52.23-0ubuntu62.23-0ubuntu72.23-0ubuntu92.23-0ubuntu102.23-0ubuntu11
2.23-0ubuntu11.2
glibc
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 2.27-3ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions
2.26-0ubuntu22.26-0ubuntu2.12.27-0ubuntu22.27-0ubuntu32.27-3ubuntu1
2.27-3ubuntu1.2
glibc
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 34 CVEs
before 2.34-1.2
2.34-1.2

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-11237 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gnu Glibc, published May 18, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.87%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in glibc 2.27-4.

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