Unsynchronized Access to Shared Data in a Multithreaded Context Affecting freeradius-utils package, versions <0:3.0.13-15.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-FREERADIUSUTILS-2169668
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Nov 2019

Introduced: 14 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-17185  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-567  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 freeradius-utils to version 0:3.0.13-15.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freeradius-utils package and not the freeradius-utils package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In FreeRADIUS 3.0.x before 3.0.20, the EAP-pwd module used a global OpenSSL BN_CTX instance to handle all handshakes. This mean multiple threads use the same BN_CTX instance concurrently, resulting in crashes when concurrent EAP-pwd handshakes are initiated. This can be abused by an adversary as a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack.

CVSS Scores

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