SB2022111118 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Atmos
Published: November 11, 2022
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5180)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in res_query in libresolv due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10012)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system with root privileges.The vulnerability exists in sshd due to a flaw in boundary checks in the shared memory manager that may be skipped by some optimizing compilers. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with root privileges. The issue is related to m_zback and m_zlib data structures.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a local user to elevate privileges.
3) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5732)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the dhclient due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can send specially crafted response, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
4) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12327)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in the Network Time Protocol Query (ntpq) program and Network Time Protocol daemon (ntpd) when handling malicious input. A local attacker can submit a long string argument for an IPv4 or IPv6 command-line parameter, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.