SB2020072729 - Gentoo update for OCaml
Published: July 27, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020072729
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) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9838)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists in the caml_ba_deserialize function in byterun/bigarray.c in the standard library due to integer overflow when marshalled data is accepted from an untrusted source. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.