Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201710-33

Severity: Low
Date : 2017-10-27
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-12618
Package : apr-util
Type : denial of service
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-468

Summary

The package apr-util before version 1.6.1-1 is vulnerable to denial of
service.

Resolution

Upgrade to 1.6.1-1.

pacman -Syu “apr-util>=1.6.1-1”

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.6.1.

Workaround

None.

Description

APR-util 1.6.0 and prior failed to validate the integrity of SDBM
database files used by apr_sdbm*() functions, resulting in a possible
out of bound read access. A local user with write access to the
database can make a program or process using these functions crash, and
cause a denial of service.

Impact

A local attacker with write access to the database can cause a denial
of service.

References

https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/apr-dev/201710.mbox/<CACsi252POs4toeJJciwg09_eu2cO3XFg%3DUqsPjXsfjDoeC3-UQ%40mail.gmail.com>
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-12618