Memory Leak Affecting bind-sdb package, versions <32:9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.18% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-BINDSDB-3367570
  • published22 Mar 2023
  • 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 Amazon-Linux:2 bind-sdb to version 32:9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2001.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-sdb package and not the bind-sdb package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 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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