Memory Leak Affecting bind-libs-lite package, versions <32:9.11.36-3.el8_6.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.18% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-BINDLIBSLITE-3040458
  • published4 Oct 2022
  • disclosed21 Sept 2022

Introduced: 21 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-38178  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 bind-libs-lite to version 32:9.11.36-3.el8_6.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-6778.

NVD Description

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

By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed EdDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.

CVSS Base Scores

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