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IBM AIX: bind_advisory22 (CVE-2022-38178): Vulnerability in bind affects AIX

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IBM AIX: bind_advisory22 (CVE-2022-38178): Vulnerability in bind affects AIX

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/21/2022
Created
12/24/2022
Added
12/23/2022
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed EdDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-aix-bind_advisory22

References

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