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Alpine Linux: CVE-2023-23456: Out-of-bounds Write

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2023-23456: Out-of-bounds Write

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/12/2023
Created
08/23/2024
Added
08/22/2024
Modified
08/23/2024

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in UPX in PackTmt::pack() in p_tmt.cpp file. The flow allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (abort) via a crafted file.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-upx

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