Bug 2234595 (CVE-2023-30079) - CVE-2023-30079 libeconf: Stack overflow in function read_file at libeconf/lib/getfilecontents.c
Summary: CVE-2023-30079 libeconf: Stack overflow in function read_file at libeconf/lib...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-30079
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2212467 2212468 2234596 2235236 2235239 2235240
Blocks: 2234597
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-08-24 19:55 UTC by Pedro Sampaio
Modified: 2023-10-05 13:05 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

Fixed In Version: libeconf 0.5.2
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:5458 0 None None None 2023-10-05 13:05:38 UTC

Description Pedro Sampaio 2023-08-24 19:55:08 UTC 
A stack overflow vulnerability exists in function read_file in atlibeconf/lib/getfilecontents.c in libeconf 0.5.1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

References:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yangjiageng/PoC/master/libeconf-PoC/tst-logindefs1.c
https://github.com/openSUSE/libeconf/issues/177
https://github.com/yangjiageng/PoC/blob/master/libeconf-PoC/read_file_503
Comment 2 Sandipan Roy 2023-08-28 05:39:00 UTC 
Created libeconf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2235236]
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2023-10-05 13:05:37 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2023:5458 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5458
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