Memory Leak Affecting libisccc1600 package, versions <9.16.6-150000.12.63.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.17% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-LIBISCCC1600-3063565
  • published26 Oct 2022
  • disclosed25 Oct 2022

Introduced: 25 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-38177  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 libisccc1600 to version 9.16.6-150000.12.63.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libisccc1600 package and not the libisccc1600 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed ECDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1