CVE ID:	CVE-2016-5417
Description:	Memory leak in the __res_vinit function in the IPv6 name server management code in libresolv in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging partial initialization of internal resolver data structures.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5417 92257 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92257 [libc-alpha] 20160804 The GNU C Library version 2.24 is now available https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-08/msg00212.html [oss-security] 20160802 glibc: Per-thread memory leak in __res_vinit with IPv6 nameservers (CVE-2016-5417) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/5 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19257 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19257 https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2212c1420c92a33b0e0bd9a34938c9814a56c0f7 https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2212c1420c92a33b0e0bd9a34938c9814a56c0f7