Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting libu2f-host package, versions <1.1.9-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.2% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-LIBU2FHOST-339894
  • published5 Mar 2019
  • disclosed5 Mar 2019

Introduced: 5 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-9578  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable libu2f-host to version 1.1.9-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libu2f-host package and not the libu2f-host package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

In devs.c in Yubico libu2f-host before 1.1.8, the response to init is misparsed, leaking uninitialized stack memory back to the device.