CVE-2023-6246
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Jan 31, 2024
Updated: Feb 16, 2024
CWE ID 787
CWE ID 122
Summary
CVE-2023-6246 is a recently discovered vulnerability in the glibc library, specifically in the __vsyslog_internal function called by syslog and vsyslog functions. This issue arises when the openlog function is not called or called with a NULL ident argument, and the program name, which is larger than 1024 bytes, is processed. Consequences of this vulnerability include application crashes or potential local privilege escalation. Notably, this issue affects glibc 2.36 and later versions.
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Affected Products
- Fedora Operating System
Affected Vendors
- Fedora Project
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