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    CVE-2024-33600: nscd Netgroup Cache Crash and Denial of Service

    A straightforward null-pointer bug in the GNU C Library’s Name Service Cache Daemon — tracked as CVE-2024-33600 — can cause nscd to crash when a “not found” netgroup response fails to be saved to the cache, creating a reliable denial-of-service condition for any system that relies on nscd for...
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    CVE-2024-33601: nscd memory allocation bug in Azure Linux and mitigation

    A subtle bug in the GNU C Library’s Name Service Cache Daemon (nscd) — tracked as CVE-2024-33601 — can cause nscd to abort when the netgroup cache hits a memory-allocation failure, producing a local denial‑of‑service that can ripple into authentication and name‑lookup failures for dependent...
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