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gssproxy — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12658

gssproxy (aka gss-proxy) before 0.8.3 does not unlock cond_mutex before pthread exit in gp_worker_main() in gp_workers.c. NOTE: An upstream comment states "We are already on a shutdown path when running the code in question, so a DoS there doesn't make any sense, and there has been no additional information provided us (as upstream) to indicate why this would be a problem.

Products
gssproxy
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.8.4-1
CVEs
CVE-2020-12658
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 16:52 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12658

core-osv · Original source

Published 31 Dec 2020, 01:15 UTC

gssproxy (aka gss-proxy) before 0.8.3 does not unlock cond_mutex before pthread exit in gp_worker_main() in gp_workers.c. NOTE: An upstream comment states "We are already on a shutdown path when running the code in question, so a DoS there doesn't make any sense, and there has been no additional information provided us (as upstream) to indicate why this would be a problem.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12658

gssproxy

Fixed versions: 0.8.4-1

gssproxy

Fixed versions: 0.8.4-1

gssproxy

Fixed versions: 0.8.4-1

Complete source record
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