Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting apr package, versions <0:1.7.2-1.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.45% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-APR-3319885
  • published15 Feb 2023
  • disclosed31 Jan 2023

Introduced: 31 Jan 2023

CVE-2022-24963  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 apr to version 0:1.7.2-1.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-1936.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apr package and not the apr package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in apr_encode functions of Apache Portable Runtime (APR) allows an attacker to write beyond bounds of a buffer. This issue affects Apache Portable Runtime (APR) version 1.7.0.

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