SB20230818227 - Fedora 38 update for libpcap, tcpdump
Published: August 18, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB20230818227
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) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1801)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the SMB protocol decoder. A remote attacker can send specially crafted over the network, trigger an out-of-bounds write and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.