Memory Leak Affecting bind package, versions <9.18.7-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.08% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE320-BIND-7008385
  • published23 May 2024
  • disclosed21 Sept 2022

Introduced: 21 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-38178  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 bind to version 9.18.7-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind package and not the bind package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.

By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed EdDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.

CVSS Base Scores

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