Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for yajl

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU64001

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24795

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling large inputs. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 9

yajl (Red Hat package): before 2.1.0-21.el9

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8252

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.