CVE-2024-36844 Affecting libmodbus package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-LIBMODBUS-7173506
  • published1 Jun 2024
  • disclosed31 May 2024

Introduced: 31 May 2024

CVE-2024-36844  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:12 libmodbus.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libmodbus package and not the libmodbus package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

libmodbus v3.1.6 was discovered to contain a use-after-free via the ctx->backend pointer. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted message sent to the unit-test-server.