Gentoo update for libuv

1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

EUVDB-ID: #VU86707

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24806

CWE-ID: CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling hostnames longer than 256 characters within the uv_getaddrinfo() function in src/unix/getaddrinfo.c and its windows counterpart src/win/getaddrinfo.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted hostname to the application, which can be resolved to an attacker controlled IP address and initiate unauthorized requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-libs/libuv to version: 1.48.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-libs/libuv: before 1.48.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:dev-libs_libuv:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo_linux:*:*

External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202501-05

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.