# CVE-2024-33602: nscd: netgroup cache assumes NSS callback uses in-buffer strings

- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.40
- Published: 2024-05-06 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- The GNU C Library glibc: from 2.15, fixed in 2.40

## Description

nscd: netgroup cache assumes NSS callback uses in-buffer strings The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache can corrupt memory when the NSS callback does not store all strings in the provided buffer. The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The GNU C Library glibc, upgrade to a fixed version (2.40) per the references below.
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## References

- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0008
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0012/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5

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