In whoopsie, parse_report() from whoopsie.c allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file. The DoS is caused by resource exhaustion due to a memory leak. Fixed in 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5, 0.2.62ubuntu0.5 and 0.2.69ubuntu0.1.
References
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https://launchpad.net/bugs/1881982 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/sungjungk/whoopsie_killer | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1 | Vendor Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4450-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2020-08-06 16:15
Updated : 2021-09-13 07:27
NVD link : CVE-2020-11937
Mitre link : CVE-2020-11937
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CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Products Affected
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
- whoopsie