Bug 2239135 (CVE-2023-38039) - CVE-2023-38039 curl: out of heap memory issue due to missing limit on header quantity
Summary: CVE-2023-38039 curl: out of heap memory issue due to missing limit on header ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-38039
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2239136
Blocks: 2237719
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-09-15 12:15 UTC by Marian Rehak
Modified: 2023-12-07 13:55 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: libcurl 8.3.0
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A flaw was found in the Curl package. Curl allows a malicious server to stream an endless series of headers to a client due to missing limit on header quantity, eventually causing curl to run out of heap memory, which may lead to a crash.
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:7625 0 None None None 2023-12-07 13:49:30 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:7626 0 None None None 2023-12-07 13:55:45 UTC

Description Marian Rehak 2023-09-15 12:15:19 UTC 
Curl does not have a limit on the size or quantity of headers it would accept in a response, allowing a malicious server to stream an endless series of headers to a client and eventually cause curl to run out of heap memory.
Comment 1 Marian Rehak 2023-09-15 12:15:35 UTC 
Created curl tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2239136]
Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2023-12-07 13:49:29 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7
  JBoss Core Services for RHEL 8

Via RHSA-2023:7625 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7625
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2023-12-07 13:55:43 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat JBoss Core Services

Via RHSA-2023:7626 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7626
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