Out-of-Bounds Affecting virt:rhel/virt-v2v-man-pages-ja package, versions <1:1.42.0-22.module+el8.8.0+19067+b66cdac6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-VIRT-5909197
  • published31 Aug 2023
  • disclosed31 Oct 2022

Introduced: 31 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-40284  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 virt:rhel/virt-v2v-man-pages-ja to version 1:1.42.0-22.module+el8.8.0+19067+b66cdac6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:5264.

NVD Description

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

A buffer overflow was discovered in NTFS-3G before 2022.10.3. Crafted metadata in an NTFS image can cause code execution. A local attacker can exploit this if the ntfs-3g binary is setuid root. A physically proximate attacker can exploit this if NTFS-3G software is configured to execute upon attachment of an external storage device.

CVSS Scores

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