Buffer Overflow Affecting mariadb105-cracklib-password-check package, versions <3:10.5.16-1.amzn2022.0.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2022-MARIADB105CRACKLIBPASSWORDCHECK-3101960
  • published4 Nov 2022
  • disclosed18 Feb 2022

Introduced: 18 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-24048  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2022 mariadb105-cracklib-password-check to version 3:10.5.16-1.amzn2022.0.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2022-2022-182.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mariadb105-cracklib-password-check package and not the mariadb105-cracklib-password-check package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2022 relevant fixed versions and status.

MariaDB CONNECT Storage Engine Stack-based Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of MariaDB. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of SQL queries. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-16191.

CVSS Scores

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