Bug 2126079 (CVE-2022-40320)

Summary:	CVE-2022-40320 libconfuse: heap-based buffer over-read
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	ybuenos
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Priority:	high
Version:	unspecified	CC:	gwync, jarodwilson
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Bug Depends On:	2126403, 2126404
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Description ybuenos 2022-09-12 11:12:03 UTC

cfg_tilde_expand in confuse.c in libConfuse 3.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read.

https://github.com/libconfuse/libconfuse/issues/163

Comment 1 Gwyn Ciesla 2022-09-12 14:06:25 UTC

Updates in flight for Fedora all and EPEL 8 and 9.

Comment 2 ybuenos 2022-09-13 11:16:56 UTC

Created libconfuse tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2126403]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2126404]

Comment 3 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-11-26 09:56:11 UTC

This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.