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mageiaGentoo FoundationMGASA-2023-0077
HistoryMar 02, 2023 - 12:14 a.m.

Updated pkgconf packages fix security vulnerability

2023-03-0200:14:31
Gentoo Foundation
advisories.mageia.org
9
pkgconf
packages
security
vulnerability
libpkgconf
tuple.c
fix
unbounded string expansion
cve-2023-24056
unix

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

18.3%

In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconf_tuple_parse. For example, a .pc file containing a few hundred bytes can expand to one billion bytes. (CVE-2023-24056)

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Mageia8noarchpkgconf< 1.7.3-2.1pkgconf-1.7.3-2.1.mga8

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

18.3%