Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0
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0.09% (38th
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-BPFTOOL-5634220
- published 28 May 2023
- disclosed 20 Sep 2022
Introduced: 20 Sep 2022
CVE-2022-2078 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 bpftool to version 0:5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:6610.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's nft_set_desc_concat_parse() function .This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a buffer overflow via nft_set_desc_concat_parse() , causing a denial of service and possibly to run code.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2022-6582.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2022-6610.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-7444.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-7683.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2078
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6582
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6610
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7444
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7683
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2096178
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c?id=fecf31ee395b0295f2d7260aa29946b7605f7c85
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161
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