medium
6.5
CWE
129
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2022-42011: Out-of-bounds Read

First published: Sun Oct 09 2022(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in D-Bus before 1.12.24, 1.13.x and 1.14.x before 1.14.4, and 1.15.x before 1.15.2. An authenticated attacker can cause dbus-daemon and other programs that use libdbus to crash when receiving a message where an array length is inconsistent with the size of the element type.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Freedesktop D-Bus<1.12.24
Freedesktop D-Bus>=1.13.0<1.14.4
Freedesktop D-Bus>=1.15.0<1.15.2
Fedora=35
Fedora=36
Fedora=37
IBM Data Virtualization on Cloud Pak for Data<=3.0
IBM Watson Query with Cloud Pak for Data<=2.2
IBM Watson Query with Cloud Pak for Data<=2.1
IBM Watson Query with Cloud Pak for Data<=2.0
IBM Data Virtualization on Cloud Pak for Data<=1.8
IBM Data Virtualization on Cloud Pak for Data<=1.7
dbus<1.12.24
dbus>=1.13.0<1.14.4
dbus>=1.15.0<1.15.2

Remedy

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/06/1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2022-42011?

    CVE-2022-42011 is a vulnerability in D-Bus that allows an authenticated attacker to crash dbus-daemon and other programs that use libdbus.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-42011?

    The severity of CVE-2022-42011 is medium with a CVSS score of 6.5.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-42011?

    Versions of D-Bus before 1.12.24, 1.13.x and 1.14.x before 1.14.4, and 1.15.x before 1.15.2 are affected by CVE-2022-42011.

  • How can an attacker exploit CVE-2022-42011?

    An authenticated attacker can exploit CVE-2022-42011 by sending a message where an array length is inconsistent with the size of the element type.

  • Are there any references for CVE-2022-42011?

    Yes, you can find references for CVE-2022-42011 at the following URLs: [Reference 1](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/-/issues/413), [Reference 2](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E4CO7N226I3X5FNBR2MACCH6TS764VJP/), [Reference 3](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ND74SKN56BCYL3QLEAAB6E64UUBRA5UG/).

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