Out-of-Bounds Affecting zsh-debuginfo package, versions <0:5.3.1-7.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.11% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-ZSHDEBUGINFO-1661468
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed27 Feb 2018

Introduced: 27 Feb 2018

CVE-2017-18206  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 zsh-debuginfo to version 0:5.3.1-7.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2018-986.

NVD Description

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

In utils.c in zsh before 5.4, symlink expansion had a buffer overflow.