Arch Linux 202103-11 Low Severity: mkinitcpio-busybox DoS Risk

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202103-11
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Severity: Low
Date    : 2021-03-25
CVE-ID  : CVE-2021-28831
Package : mkinitcpio-busybox
Type    : denial of service
Remote  : No
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1708

Summary
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The package mkinitcpio-busybox before version 1.32.1-3 is vulnerable to
denial of service.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 1.32.1-3.

# pacman -Syu "mkinitcpio-busybox>=1.32.1-3"

The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox through 1.32.1 mishandles the error bit
on the huft_build result pointer, with a resultant invalid free or
segmentation fault, via malformed gzip data.

Impact
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A local attacker is able to provide a crafted zip file to crash the
application.

References
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https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/70075

https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-28831