Gentoo: GLSA-202305-20 Low Severity: libapreq2 Buffer Overflow DoS
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May 3, 2023
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in libapreq2 which could result in denial of service.
Summary
TODO
Topics Covered
Resolution
All libapreq2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/libapreq2-2.17"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2022-22728 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22728
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-20
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Low
Title: libapreq2: Buffer Overflow
Date: May 03, 2023
Bugs: #866536
ID: 202305-20
Topics Covered
Background
libapreq is a shared library with associated modules for manipulating
client request data via the Apache API.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apache/libapreq2 < 2.17 >= 2.17
Impact
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An attacker could submit a crafted multipart form to trigger the buffer
overflow and cause a denial of service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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