CVE-2024-0684: Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines
First published: Thu Jan 18 2024(Updated: )
A flaw was found in the GNU coreutils "split" program. A heap overflow with user-controlled data of multiple hundred bytes in length could occur in the line_bytes_split() function, potentially leading to an application crash and denial of service.
Credit: patrick@puiterwijk.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/coreutils | <9.2 | 9.2 |
| GNU coreutils | =9.2 | |
| GNU coreutils | =9.3 | |
| GNU coreutils | =9.4 |
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Reference Links
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258948
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2
- https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils/commit/40bf1591b
- https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils/commit/c4c5ed8f4.patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2258913
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