Out-of-bounds Write Affecting virt-v2v-man-pages-uk package, versions <1:1.42.0-18.0.1.module+el8.6.0+20659+3dcf7c70


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-VIRTV2VMANPAGESUK-2831017
  • published 18 May 2022
  • disclosed 7 Sep 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 virt-v2v-man-pages-uk to version 1:1.42.0-18.0.1.module+el8.6.0+20659+3dcf7c70 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-1759.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virt-v2v-man-pages-uk package and not the virt-v2v-man-pages-uk package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A crafted NTFS image can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an unsanitized attribute in ntfs_get_attribute_value, in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

7.8 high
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Red Hat

7.8 high