vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2023-0568: Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 16, 2023 | Aug 22, 2024 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 16, 2023
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
In PHP 8.0.X before 8.0.28, 8.1.X before 8.1.16 and 8.2.X before 8.2.3, core path resolution function allocate buffer one byte too small. When resolving paths with lengths close to system MAXPATHLEN setting, this may lead to the byte after the allocated buffer being overwritten with NUL value, which might lead to unauthorized data access or modification.
Solutions
alpine-linux-upgrade-php7alpine-linux-upgrade-php8alpine-linux-upgrade-php81alpine-linux-upgrade-php82
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