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Debian Buster DLA-3098-1 Moderate: Libmodbus Buffer Overflow Attack

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Calendar Grey September 4, 2022
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A Debian LTS security notice has been published, detailing a critical issue related to a buffer overflow in the libmodbus library which could potentially result in a denial of service.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libmodbus, a library for the Modbus protocol, which can be abused for a denial of service attack or memory corruption
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Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your libmodbus packages.

For the detailed security status of libmodbus please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libmodbus

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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-------------------------------------------------------------------------Package: libmodbus
Version: 3.1.4-2+deb10u2
CVE ID: CVE-2022-0367

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