SB2017112140 - Memory leak in varnish (Alpine package)



SB2017112140 - Memory leak in varnish (Alpine package)

Published: November 21, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017112140
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8807)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the vbf_stp_error() function in bin/varnishd/cache/cache_fetch.c. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.