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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202305-20

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Severity: Low
Title: libapreq2: Buffer Overflow
Date: May 03, 2023
Bugs: #866536
ID: 202305-20

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Synopsis

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in libapreq2 which
could result in denial of service.

Background

libapreq is a shared library with associated modules for manipulating
client request data via the Apache API.

Affected packages

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 Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected  
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1 www-apache/libapreq2 < 2.17 >= 2.17

Description

TODO

Impact

An attacker could submit a crafted multipart form to trigger the buffer
overflow and cause a denial of service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libapreq2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=www-apache/libapreq2-2.17”

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-22728
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22728

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-20

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

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