Use After Free 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
0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2022-MARIADB105CRACKLIBPASSWORDCHECK-3102640
  • published4 Nov 2022
  • disclosed14 Apr 2022

Introduced: 14 Apr 2022

CVE-2022-27455  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (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 Server v10.6.3 and below was discovered to contain an use-after-free in the component my_wildcmp_8bit_impl at /strings/ctype-simple.c.

CVSS Scores

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