SB2022120876 - VMware Tanzu products update for Zstandard



SB2022120876 - VMware Tanzu products update for Zstandard

Published: December 8, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022120876
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11922)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the one-pass compression functions. A remote attacker can exploit the race and write bytes out of bounds if an output buffer smaller than the recommended size was used.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.