Out-of-Bounds Affecting collectd-postgresql package, versions <0:5.8.0-3.el7
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- published26 Mar 2023
- disclosed14 Nov 2017
Introduced: 14 Nov 2017
CVE-2017-16820 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 collectd-postgresql to version 0:5.8.0-3.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0560.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream collectd-postgresql package and not the collectd-postgresql package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The csnmp_read_table function in snmp.c in the SNMP plugin in collectd before 5.6.3 is susceptible to a double free in a certain error case, which could lead to a crash (or potentially have other impact).
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16820
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0560
- https://bugs.debian.org/881757
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/d16c24542b2f96a194d43a73c2e5778822b9cb47
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2291
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/releases/tag/collectd-5.6.3
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-10