Denial of Service via use-after-free in r_core_bin_load function
Summary
A security vulnerability has been detected in radareorg radare2 up to 6.1.6. Affected by this vulnerability is the function r_core_bin_load of the file libr/core/cfile.c. Such manipulation leads to use after free. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The name of the patch is 635ab1eeb30340c26076722a90cb91fb2272130b. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue. A flaw was found in radare2. A local attacker could trigger a use-after-free vulnerability within the r_core_bin_load function. This issue can lead to memory corruption, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) for the application. This Low impact flaw in radare2, a reverse engineering framework, allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service. Red Hat severity: Low — CVSS 3.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L). Weakness: CWE-825.
- 6.1.6
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- To mitigate this issue, ensure that only trusted users have local access to systems where the `radare2` package is installed. If `radare2` is not required, consider removing the package to eliminate the potential for exploitation.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
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