Resource Management Errors Affecting busybox-static package, versions <1.34.1-4.9.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
10.44% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-BUSYBOXSTATIC-2648825
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed20 Jan 2022

Introduced: 20 Jan 2022

CVE-2016-6301  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 busybox-static to version 1.34.1-4.9.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream busybox-static package and not the busybox-static package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

The recv_and_process_client_pkt function in networking/ntpd.c in busybox allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and bandwidth consumption) via a forged NTP packet, which triggers a communication loop.