An off-by-one 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 these functions are called with a message bigger than INT_MAX bytes, leading to an incorrect calculation of the buffer size to store the message, resulting in an application crash. This issue affects glibc 2.37 and newer.

An update of the glibc package has been released.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202402-01 (glibc: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

  - A flaw was found in the GNU C Library. A recent fix for CVE-2023-4806 introduced the potential for a     memory leak, which may result in an application crash. (CVE-2023-5156)

  - 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. (CVE-2023-6246)

  - An off-by-one 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 these     functions are called with a message bigger than INT_MAX bytes, leading to an incorrect calculation of the     buffer size to store the message, resulting in an application crash. This issue affects glibc 2.37 and     newer. (CVE-2023-6779)

  - An integer 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 these functions are called with a very     long message, leading to an incorrect calculation of the buffer size to store the message, resulting in     undefined behavior. This issue affects glibc 2.37 and newer. (CVE-2023-6780)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 23.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6620-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the syslog() function call. A local attacker     could use this issue to execute arbitrary code and possibly escalate privileges.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-07597a0fb3 advisory.

    Security fix for CVE-2023-6246, CVE-2023-6779, and CVE-2023-6780.

    CVE-2023-6246:  __vsyslog_internal did not handle a case where printing a SYSLOG_HEADER     containing a long program name failed to update the required buffer     size, leading to the allocation and overflow of a too-small buffer on     the heap.

    CVE-2023-6779: __vsyslog_internal used the return value of snprintf/vsnprintf to     calculate buffer sizes for memory allocation.  If these functions (for     any reason) failed and returned -1, the resulting buffer would be too     small to hold output.

    CVE-2023-6780: __vsyslog_internal calculated a buffer size by adding two integers, but     did not first check if the addition would overflow.


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-aec80d6e8a advisory.

    Security fix for CVE-2023-6246, CVE-2023-6779, and CVE-2023-6780.

    CVE-2023-6246:  __vsyslog_internal did not handle a case where printing a SYSLOG_HEADER     containing a long program name failed to update the required buffer     size, leading to the allocation and overflow of a too-small buffer on     the heap.

    CVE-2023-6779: __vsyslog_internal used the return value of snprintf/vsnprintf to     calculate buffer sizes for memory allocation.  If these functions (for     any reason) failed and returned -1, the resulting buffer would be too     small to hold output.

    CVE-2023-6780: __vsyslog_internal calculated a buffer size by adding two integers, but     did not first check if the addition would overflow.


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5611 advisory.

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    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5611-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso     January 30, 2024                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : glibc     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-6246 CVE-2023-6779 CVE-2023-6780

    The Qualys Research Labs discovered several vulnerabilities in the GNU C     Library's __vsyslog_internal() function (called by syslog() and     vsyslog()). A heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2023-6246), an off-by-one     heap overflow (CVE-2023-6779) and an integer overflow (CVE-2023-6780)     can be exploited for privilege escalation or denial of service.

    Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at     https://www.qualys.com/2024/01/30/syslog

    Additionally a memory corruption was discovered in the glibc's qsort()     function, due to missing bounds check and when called by a program     with a non-transitive comparison function and a large number of     attacker-controlled elements. As the use of qsort() with a     non-transitive comparison function is undefined according to POSIX and     ISO C standards, this is not considered a vulnerability in the glibc     itself. However the qsort() implementation was hardened against     misbehaving callers.

    Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at     https://www.qualys.com/2024/01/30/qsort

    For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in     version 2.36-9+deb12u4.

    We recommend that you upgrade your glibc packages.

    For the detailed security status of glibc please refer to its security     tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/glibc

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
204293	Photon OS 5.0: Glibc PHSA-2024-5.0-0197	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
189928	GLSA-202402-01 : glibc: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
189908	Ubuntu 23.10 : GNU C Library vulnerabilities (USN-6620-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
189875	Fedora 38 : glibc (2024-07597a0fb3)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
189872	Fedora 39 : glibc (2024-aec80d6e8a)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
189829	Debian dsa-5611 : glibc-doc - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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