SB2021053016 - Fedora 33 update for musl
Published: May 30, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021053016
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28928)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the wcsnrtombs() function in musl libc. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.