SB2025030747 - Remote code execution in GNU musl libc
Published: March 7, 2025
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-2025-26519)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when converting untrusted EUC-KR text to UTF-8. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/13/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/13/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/13/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/13/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/14/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/14/6
- https://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/commit/?id=c47ad25ea3b484e10326f933e927c0bc8cded3da
- https://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/commit/?id=e5adcd97b5196e29991b524237381a0202a60659
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/13/2