FreeBSD : h2o -- use after free on premature connection close (65bb1858-27de-11e6-b714-74d02b9a84d5)

high Nessus Plugin ID 91437

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Tim Newsha reports :

When H2O tries to disconnect a premature HTTP/2 connection, it calls free(3) to release memory allocated for the connection and immediately after then touches the memory. No malloc-related operation is performed by the same thread between the time it calls free and the time the memory is touched. Fixed by Frederik Deweerdt.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://h2o.examp1e.net/vulnerabilities.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?63f37b0c

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 91437

File Name: freebsd_pkg_65bb185827de11e6b71474d02b9a84d5.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Published: 6/2/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:h2o, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 6/1/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2016