Improper Input Validation Affecting augeas-libs package, versions <0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed17 Aug 2017
Introduced: 17 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-7555 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 augeas-libs to version 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2788.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream augeas-libs package and not the augeas-libs package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
Augeas versions up to and including 1.8.0 are vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow due to improper handling of escaped strings. Attacker could send crafted strings that would cause the application using augeas to copy past the end of a buffer, leading to a crash or possible code execution.