Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service

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27 January 2026

27 January 2026

CLOSED

MEDIUM

5.5 Medium - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2019-9704, CVE-2019-9705

Brocade Security Advisory ID

 BSA-2026-2853

Component

 vixie-cron

 

 

Summary

CVE-2019-9704

  • Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a large crontab file because the calloc return value is not checked.

CVE-2019-9705

  • Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large crontab file because an unlimited number of lines is accepted.

Products Affected

  • Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.3f, 9.2.0 through 9.2.1c1, and 9.2.2 through 9.2.2a
  • Brocade SANnav versions before 2.3.0

Products Not Affected

  • Brocade ASCG
    [VEX Justification: Vulnerable_code_cannot_be_controlled_by_adversary]

Solution

  • Security update provided in Brocade Fabric OS versions 10.0.0, 9.2.2b, 9.2.1c2 and 8.2.3f
  • Security update provided in Brocade SANnav version 2.3.0

 

Revision History

Version

Change

Date

1.0

Initial Publication

 January 27, 2026

 

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