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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-19860: Out-of-bounds Read

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-19860: Out-of-bounds Read

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
01/21/2022
Created
03/22/2024
Added
03/21/2024
Modified
03/22/2024

Description

When ldns version 1.7.1 verifies a zone file, the ldns_rr_new_frm_str_internal function has a heap out of bounds read vulnerability. An attacker can leak information on the heap by constructing a zone file payload.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-ldns

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