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Alpine Linux: CVE-2022-23121: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2022-23121: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/28/2023
Created
08/23/2024
Added
08/22/2024
Modified
08/23/2024

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Netatalk. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parse_entries function. The issue results from the lack of proper error handling when parsing AppleDouble entries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15819.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-netatalk

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