SB2022020944 - Fedora 37 update for zziplib
Published: February 9, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022020944
Severity
Low
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-2020-18442)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the unzzip_cat_file() function. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.