SB2018041502 - Fedora 27 update for nghttp2
Published: April 15, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018041502
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000168)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper bounds checking. If an alternative services (ALTSVC) frame is too large, the pointer field that points to the ALTSVC frame payload is left NULL. A remote attacker can submit a large ALTSVC frame, trigger a NULL pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.