SB2018022030 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for uwsgi
Published: February 20, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022030
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6758)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the uwsgi_expand_path function due to stack-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can request a specially crafted long directory path, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.