CVE catalog

CVE-2018-13420

google-perftools: CVE-2018-13420

Severity: Low
Published: Jul 7, 2018, 5:29:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.49% · Oct 25, 2026

Google gperftools 2.7 has a memory leak in malloc_extension.cc, related to MallocExtension::Register and InitModule. NOTE: the software maintainer indicates that this is not a bug; it is only a false-positive report from the LeakSanitizer program

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	google-perftools	sid	`2.18.1-2`	vulnerable
Debian	google-perftools	forky	`2.18.1-2`	vulnerable
Debian	google-perftools	trixie	`2.16-1`	vulnerable
Debian	google-perftools	bookworm	`2.10-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	google-perftools	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	google-perftools	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	google-perftools	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu5.16.04.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	google-perftools	18.04	`2.5-2.2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	google-perftools	18.04	`2.5-2.2ubuntu3`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	google-perftools	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[903248]
Debian	google-perftools	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[903248]
Debian	google-perftools	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[903248]
Debian	google-perftools	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[903248]

[Debian bug #903248]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[google-perftools]Affected
Details (2)
- 2.10-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · bookworm; dsa · google-perftools · debian · 12
- 2.10-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · bookworm; dsa · google-perftools · debian · 12
[libgoogle-perftools4]Affected
Source package: [google-perftools]
Details (2)
- 2.10-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · bookworm; dsa · google-perftools · debian · 12
- 2.10-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · bookworm; dsa · google-perftools · debian · 12
[libgoogle-perftools-dev]Affected
Source package: [google-perftools]
Details (2)
- 2.10-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · bookworm; dsa · google-perftools · debian · 12
- 2.10-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · bookworm; dsa · google-perftools · debian · 12
[libtcmalloc-minimal4]Affected
Source package: [google-perftools]
Details (2)
- 2.10-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · bookworm; dsa · google-perftools · debian · 12
- 2.10-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · bookworm; dsa · google-perftools · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[google-perftools]Affected
Details (2)
- 2.16-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · 13
- 2.16-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · 13
[libgoogle-perftools4t64]Affected
Source package: [google-perftools]
Details (2)
- 2.16-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · 13
- 2.16-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · 13
[libgoogle-perftools-dev]Affected
Source package: [google-perftools]
Details (2)
- 2.16-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · 13
- 2.16-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · 13
[libtcmalloc-minimal4t64]Affected
Source package: [google-perftools]
Details (2)
- 2.16-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · 13
- 2.16-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · google-perftools · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:34:35 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]