CVE-2019-14851
First published: Tue Oct 01 2019(Updated: )
A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in nbdkit. A client issuing a certain sequence of commands could possibly trigger an assertion failure, causing nbdkit to exit. This issue only affected nbdkit versions 1.12.7, 1.14.1, and 1.15.1.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/nbdkit | <1.12.8 | 1.12.8 |
| redhat/nbdkit | <1.14.2 | 1.14.2 |
| redhat/nbdkit | <1.15.2 | 1.15.2 |
| Nbdkit Project Nbdkit | <1.12.7 | |
| Nbdkit Project Nbdkit | >=1.14.0<1.14.1 | |
| Nbdkit Project Nbdkit | >=1.15.0<1.15.1 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1757259
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2019-September/msg00272.html
- https://github.com/libguestfs/nbdkit/commit/a6b88b195a959b17524d1c8353fd425d4891dc5f
- https://github.com/libguestfs/nbdkit/commit/bf0d61883a2f02f4388ec10dc92d4c61c093679e
- https://github.com/libguestfs/nbdkit/commit/b2bc6683ea3cd1f6be694e8a681dfa411b7d15f3
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2019-14851?
CVE-2019-14851 is a denial of service vulnerability discovered in nbdkit.
Which versions of nbdkit are affected by CVE-2019-14851?
Nbdkit versions 1.12.7, 1.14.1, and 1.15.1 are affected by CVE-2019-14851.
How can CVE-2019-14851 be exploited?
A client issuing a certain sequence of commands can exploit CVE-2019-14851 to trigger an assertion failure in nbdkit, causing it to exit.
What is the severity of CVE-2019-14851?
The severity of CVE-2019-14851 is medium with a CVSS score of 6.5.
How can CVE-2019-14851 be fixed?
To fix CVE-2019-14851, update nbdkit to version 1.12.8, 1.14.2, or 1.15.2.
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