Advisory severityHigh8.4Red Hat Linux

High [CVE-2023-6246] heap-based buffer overflow in __vsyslog_internal

This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2023-6246.

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CVE-2023-6246 Source published Jan 31, 2024Source updated Jan 30, 2024

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CVE-2023-6246

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Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the __vsyslog_internal function of the glibc library. This function is called by the syslog and vsyslog functions.

This issue occurs when the openlog function was not called, or called with the ident argument set to NULL, and the program name (the basename of argv[0]) is bigger than 1024 bytes, resulting in an application crash or local privilege escalation. This issue affects glibc 2.36 and newer.

The glibc package, as shipped with Red Hat products, is not affected by this vulnerability because this issue was introduced in glibc 2.36, this glibc version is not used by any Red Hat product. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 8.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-122. Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 as not affected.

Affected versions

2.36

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Fixed versions

No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.

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Mitigation

The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.

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