SB2020090350 - Denial of service in busybox (Alpine package)



SB2020090350 - Denial of service in busybox (Alpine package)

Published: September 3, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020090350
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16853)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to use of experimental MIT Kerberos build of the Samba AD DC. A remote attacker can crash the KDC when Samba is built in the non-default MIT Kerberos configuration.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.