Out-of-bounds Write Affecting uwsgi package, versions <2.0.16-r0
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE317-UWSGI-3142105
- published6 Feb 2018
- disclosed6 Feb 2018
Introduced: 6 Feb 2018
CVE-2018-6758 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.17 uwsgi to version 2.0.16-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream uwsgi package and not the uwsgi package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.17 relevant fixed versions and status.
The uwsgi_expand_path function in core/utils.c in Unbit uWSGI through 2.0.15 has a stack-based buffer overflow via a large directory length.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6758
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00010.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6758
- https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi/commit/cb4636f7c0af2e97a4eef7a3cdcbd85a71247bfe
- http://lists.unbit.it/pipermail/uwsgi/2018-February/008835.html
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-6758