Double Free Affecting libcurl-minimal package, versions <0:8.0.1-1.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-LIBCURLMINIMAL-5671402
  • published8 Jun 2023
  • disclosed30 Mar 2023

Introduced: 30 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-27537  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 libcurl-minimal to version 0:8.0.1-1.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-193.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcurl-minimal package and not the libcurl-minimal package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

A double free vulnerability exists in libcurl <8.0.0 when sharing HSTS data between separate "handles". This sharing was introduced without considerations for do this sharing across separate threads but there was no indication of this fact in the documentation. Due to missing mutexes or thread locks, two threads sharing the same HSTS data could end up doing a double-free or use-after-free.

CVSS Scores

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