Out-of-bounds Read Affecting connman package, versions <1.36-2.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.37% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-CONNMAN-11739762
  • published10 Aug 2025
  • disclosed28 Jan 2022

Introduced: 28 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-23097  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 connman to version 1.36-2.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream connman package and not the connman package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. forward_dns_reply mishandles a strnlen call, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

CVSS Base Scores

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