SB2015042303 - Use-after-free in gnupg1 (Alpine package)
Published: April 23, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015042303
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1606)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing a crafted keyring file. A remote attackers can cause a denial of service (invalid read and use-after-free).
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=332d853b24780ff51a7b2c31421336c4ba2d849f
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=260ed10e0c65baf73df65d96a63ad1b62b42e91c
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=17a96534e9109383fc8407ca03b82f7344bd960f
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7991b613b03b2288f7c2521d0630dfdea232ba39