SB2024011932 - Fedora 39 update for coreutils
Published: January 19, 2024 Updated: March 4, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024011932
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0684)
CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the line_bytes_split() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger a heap overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.