Arch Linux update for mkinitcpio-busybox

1) Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

EUVDB-ID: #VU51741

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28831

CWE-ID: CWE-755 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of error bit on the huft_build result pointer in decompress_gunzip.c. A remote attacker can pass malformed gzip data to the application, trigger an invalid free and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package mkinitcpio-busybox to version 1.32.1-3.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:arch_linux:arch_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-202103-11

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.