Untrusted Pointer Dereference Affecting libcurl package, versions <0:7.61.1-18.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-LIBCURL-2103002
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 Aug 2020

Introduced: 19 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-8231  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-822  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 libcurl to version 0:7.61.1-18.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcurl package and not the libcurl package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Due to use of a dangling pointer, libcurl 7.29.0 through 7.71.1 can use the wrong connection when sending data.

CVSS Scores

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