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CVE request: glibc
From: Florian Weimer <fweimer () redhat com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:00:14 +0100
The getnetbyname function in glibc 2.21 in earlier will enter an infinite loop if the DNS backend is activated in the system Name Service Switch configuration, and the DNS resolver receives a positive answer while processing the network name.
Upstream reference: <https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17630> -- Florian Weimer / Red Hat Product Security
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