SB2020031333 - Out-of-bounds write in sleuthkit (Alpine package)



SB2020031333 - Out-of-bounds write in sleuthkit (Alpine package)

Published: March 13, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020031333
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10232)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

In version 4.8.0 and earlier of The Sleuth Kit (TSK), there is a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the YAFFS file timestamp parsing logic in yaffsfs_istat() in fs/yaffs.c.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.