Buffer Overflow Affecting virt-v2v-man-pages-uk package, versions <1:1.42.0-21.module+el8.7.0+20875+5dd40464


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.09% (39th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-VIRTV2VMANPAGESUK-3120283
  • published 16 Nov 2022
  • disclosed 12 Jul 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 virt-v2v-man-pages-uk to version 1:1.42.0-21.module+el8.7.0+20875+5dd40464 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-7472.

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 vulnerability was found in libguestfs. This issue occurs while calculating the greatest possible number of matching keys in the get_keys() function. This flaw leads to a denial of service, either by mistake or malicious actor.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
Expand this section

NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
Expand this section

SUSE

5.5 medium
Expand this section

Red Hat

5.5 medium