# CVE-2019-14871: The REENT\_CHECK macro (see newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h) as used by REENT\_CHECK\_TM, REENT\_CHECK\_MISC, REENT\_CHECK\_MP and other newlib mac

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-03-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Red Hat newlib: all newlib versions prior to 3.3.0

## Description

The REENT_CHECK macro (see newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h) as used by REENT_CHECK_TM, REENT_CHECK_MISC, REENT_CHECK_MP and other newlib macros in versions prior to 3.3.0, does not check for memory allocation problems when the DEBUG flag is unset (as is the case in production firmware builds).

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://census-labs.com/news/2020/01/31/multiple-null-pointer-dereference-vulnerabilities-in-newlib/

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