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Debian: CVE-2022-42905: wolfssl -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2022-42905: wolfssl -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/07/2022
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

Description

In wolfSSL before 5.5.2, if callback functions are enabled (via the WOLFSSL_CALLBACKS flag), then a malicious TLS 1.3 client or network attacker can trigger a buffer over-read on the heap of 5 bytes. (WOLFSSL_CALLBACKS is only intended for debugging.)

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-wolfssl

References

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