SB2018070925 - Fedora 27 update for uwsgi
Published: July 9, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018070925
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
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.
2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7490)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper file path validation when requesting a resource under the DOCUMENT_ROOT directory. A remote attacker can cause path traversal and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.