SB20230818218 - Fedora 37 update for gh, golang-github-cenkalti-backoff, golang-github-cli-crypto, golang-github-cli-gh, golang-github-cli-oauth, golang-github-gabriel-vasile-mimetype
Published: August 18, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB20230818218
Severity
Medium
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) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41723)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in the HPACK decoder. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP/2 stream to the application, cause resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.