MGASA-2024-0098 - Updated tcpreplay packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 28 Mar 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0098.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2023-4256,
     CVE-2023-43279

Within tcpreplay's tcprewrite, a double free vulnerability has been
identified in the tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() function within
plugins/dlt_plugins.c. This vulnerability can be exploited by supplying
a specifically crafted file to the tcprewrite binary. This flaw enables
a local attacker to initiate a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
(CVE-2023-4256)
Null Pointer Dereference in mask_cidr6 component at cidr.c in Tcpreplay
4.4.4 allows attackers to crash the application via crafted tcprewrite
command. (CVE-2023-43279)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33013
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EHUILQV2YJI5TXXXJA5FQ2HJQGFT7NTN/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-4256
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-43279

SRPMS:
- 9/core/tcpreplay-4.4.3-2.1.mga9

Mageia 2024-0098: tcpreplay security update

Within tcpreplay's tcprewrite, a double free vulnerability has been identified in the tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() function within plugins/dlt_plugins.c

Summary

Within tcpreplay's tcprewrite, a double free vulnerability has been identified in the tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() function within plugins/dlt_plugins.c. This vulnerability can be exploited by supplying a specifically crafted file to the tcprewrite binary. This flaw enables a local attacker to initiate a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. (CVE-2023-4256) Null Pointer Dereference in mask_cidr6 component at cidr.c in Tcpreplay 4.4.4 allows attackers to crash the application via crafted tcprewrite command. (CVE-2023-43279)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33013

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EHUILQV2YJI5TXXXJA5FQ2HJQGFT7NTN/

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-4256

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-43279

Resolution

MGASA-2024-0098 - Updated tcpreplay packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 9/core/tcpreplay-4.4.3-2.1.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 28 Mar 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0098.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-4256, CVE-2023-43279

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