Glibc: heap-based buffer overflow in __vsyslog_internal()
Vulnerability Description
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the __vsyslog_internal function of the glibc library. This function is called by the syslog and vsyslog functions. This issue occurs when the openlog function was not called, or called with the ident argument set to NULL, and the program name (the basename of argv[0]) is bigger than 1024 bytes, resulting in an application crash or local privilege escalation. This issue affects glibc 2.36 and newer.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Red Hat would like to thank Qualys Threat Research Unit for reporting this issue.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176931/glibc-qsort-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-Write.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176932/glibc-syslog-Heap-Based-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/3
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/5
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6246
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249053
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D2FIH77VHY3KCRROCXOT6L27WMZXSJ2G/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MWQ6BZJ6CV5UAW4VZSKJ6TO4KIW2KWAQ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-01
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/6
- https://www.qualys.com/2024/01/30/cve-2023-6246/syslog.txt
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240216-0007/
